April Seminar Sign Up

We cannot beleive the time has come for April Sem to be launching!!!

From the 17th - 22nd of April, our incredible group of Emek (grade 11) and Zamir (grade 12) channichim will be travelling back to our beloved Onrus campsite with some of our top tier maddrichim. 

For Bogrim 1 (Zamir), the seminar will focus on hadracha (leadership) training which will give them the neccesary skills to become excellent madrichim.

For Shomrim (Emek), the seminar will focus on ideology, hadracha and the meaning of Habonim Dror as a movement. 

Our April Seminar is one of the most prestigious seminars we run throughout the year. This program has been carefully constructed to foster a space in which all channichim have the opportunity to engage and grow in an environment that is uniqeuly geared towards moulding qualities of expression, engagment and enjoyment. 

Our channichim will get to indulge into the core of Habonim, its values and will ultimatley be having an insane amount of fun as well as celebrating the Pesach holidays together as a Habonim family. This incredible experience is indescribable in the way it shapes our channichims future in the movement.

Due to the seniour nature of this program, we have a hand picked a group of madrichim who are passionate and commited to ultimately plan and run the most incredible April Seminar for our channichim. This years April Seminar Roshim are Eva Pazaitis and Max Mendelow, this powerful dynamic duo are ready to run an unforgettable experience for our channichim.

We cannot wait to see you all there !

Aleh V'Hagshem - Rise up and Fulfil

 

(These rules apply for the duration of and transport to and from all Habonim Dror functions)

 

1.   It is compulsory to attend all meals and peulot (activities).

2.   Possession of (or partaking in) alcohol or drugs is prohibited.

3.  Theft and malicious vandalism of property belonging to Habonim Dror (including the natural vegetation) and fellow campers is prohibited.

4.   Leaving the campsite is prohibited (including across the river).

5.   Bogrim may only use cell phones in designated areas, and never in front of channichim.

6.   No firearms, knives, or weapons of any nature may be brought.

7.   Intimidation of fellow campers is prohibited.

8.  Graffiting of Habonim property is strictly prohibited, and should you graffiti on a tent you will be liable for the cost of a BRAND NEW tent.

 

* Items 2 & 3 can be criminal activities and Habonim Dror will not protect perpetrators from the law.

* Items 2, 3, 4 & 5 are offences for which the camper will be sent home immediately, and the travel costs incurred will be at the camper's own expense.

 

Continuous transgressions of lesser offences can result in the camper being sent home.

Habonim Dror reserves the right to disallow Bogrimot the right to attend future events should their behaviour on Mini Machaneh not be found to be satisfactory.

 

Please note: Habonim Dror reserves the right not to refund any monies. By signing below you accept all rules as specified in this brochure, as well as all terms and conditions discussed in the indemnity form:

Dear Zamir and Emek 

April Seminar is Habo's premier programme for Grade 11s and 12s. April Sem is an experience like no other in Habo where in which you will gain an enormous amount of knowledge, values and skills, as well as have an incredible amount of fun.

April Sem is very much a group experience and relies on participants’ ability to be tolerant and accepting, sociable, friendly and compromising. Finally, there are limited available places on the seminar and for this reason we ask you (the applicant) to write a short motivation, below, on why you want to attend April Sem, why you think you would be an asset to the group and Habonim, and why you would gain something substantial from this programme. Please note that the programme is an educational, as well as a fun experience. By applying, you are expected to engage fully with all peulot during your time there.

By clicking 'Next', below, your motivation will be emailed to Eva Pazaitis and Max Mendelow (Roshei April Sem), after which no further changes can be made. 

We are incredibly excited to have you all join us this April Sem!

I, (“the guardian”), in my capacity as the legal guardian of (“the applicant”), herewith request permission for the applicant to participate in and/or attend The April Seminar Experience 2025 (hereinafter referred to as “the Machaneh”) which is to be held at Onrus from 17th April 2025 to 22 April 2025 or at such other time and/or place as the organisers, as defined below, in their sole discretion, may decide; and to travel to and from the Machaneh; and I do hereby:

 

1.        Acknowledge that the organisers reserve the right to refuse at any stage to grant the applicant permission to participate in and/or attend the Machaneh;

2.        Certify that all the information contained in these forms is true and correct and that no material information whatsoever has been withheld, and acknowledge that any incorrect or undisclosed information may result in this application being refused or the organisers, as defined below, terminating the applicant’s participation in terms of clause 8.1 below and/or sending the applicant home in terms of clause 8.2 below;

3.        Undertake to abide by all the rules, regulations and procedures of the Machaneh and in particular, without derogating from the generality of the aforegoing, the rules, regulations and procedures relating to visits to or communications with the applicant during the course of the Machaneh, with which rules and regulations I acknowledge myself to be acquainted;

4.        Undertake to pay, on demand, all amounts payable in connection with the applicant's attendance at the Machaneh or reasonably ancillary thereto, including, without limiting the generality of the aforegoing, expenses incurred for the transportation of the applicant to and from the Machaneh;

5.1     Jointly and severally with the applicant, indemnify the following (hereinafter referred to as  "the organisers")  against any claim whatsoever which may be made against or incurred by them or any of them, and/or any damage which may be suffered by them or any of them, arising directly or indirectly out of any act or omission of any nature whatsoever, whether negligent or otherwise, on the part of the applicant: Madrichim (youth leaders) in charge of the Machaneh, the South African Zionist Youth Council, South African Zionist Federation, any of its affiliated and/or constituent bodies and Directorates and/or any representative, employee, servant or agent of any of the aforegoing bodies or persons;

5.2     Undertake that such claims and/or liability and/or damage will be paid on demand by me and/or the applicant upon the organisers or any of them being called upon to make any such payment;

6.        Agree that the following provisions shall apply in respect of any claim of any nature whatsoever which I or the applicant may have or hereafter have against any one or more of the organisers in respect of any loss, damage, injury or death to the person or property of the applicant, howsoever caused, including negligence or gross negligence on the part of any of the organisers, namely:

6.1     Any such claim shall be notified to the organisers, in writing, as soon as practicable after the event giving rise to such claim shall have occurred;

6.2     The organisers shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after the receipt of any such claim, forward such claim to their insurers in accordance with the terms of such insurance policies as the organisers may from time to time hold in respect of public liability cover and/or personal accident cover;

6.3     To the extent that the insurers pay any amount in respect of any such claim to the organisers, the organisers shall, in turn, pay such amount to the claimant, and such payment to the claimant shall constitute a full and final settlement of any such claim as against the organisers;

6.4     Save as aforesaid, none of the organisers shall have any liability whatsoever in respect of any such claim, it being recorded that the organisers do not warrant that any amount will be paid by their insurers in respect of any such claim;

7.      Designate the director of the Machaneh ("the director") or any such other person duly appointed by him/her (the “appointee”) to act in loco parentis on my behalf during the course of the Machaneh.  In particular, but without derogating from the generality of the aforegoing, the director or his/her appointee shall in his/her sole discretion have the authority to give permission for any emergency operation or other medical treatment required by the applicant during the course of the Machaneh and to incur, as agent on my behalf, all expenses flowing therefrom, which I undertake to pay on demand, and I hereby irrevocably authorise the director or his/her appointee to take all such steps necessary to give effect to the provisions of this clause 7;

8.     Agree that:

8.1     The director or his/her appointee shall have the right at any time during the course of the Machaneh to terminate the applicant's participation therein and to send the applicant home if, in his/her sole discretion, it is considered advisable for any reason whatsoever, in which case the provisions of clause 8.2 shall apply;

8.2     The director or his/her appointee may, acting as my agent, send the applicant home at my cost by any reasonable means of transportation which he/she in his/her sole discretion determines and I hereby irrevocably authorise the director or his/her appointee to take whatever steps are necessary to give effect to the provisions of this clause 8.2;

8.3     I and/or the applicant shall pay, on demand, to the organisers all the expenses so incurred in terms of clause 8.2 above and indemnify the organisers against any claim which may be made against them in this regard, and acknowledge that there shall be no refund of any payments made by me and/or the applicant for the unexpired period of the Machaneh;

8.4     Should the applicant be sent home due to unacceptable or disruptive behaviour or breaking any rule of the Machaneh, the applicant shall not be permitted to participate in and/or attend any other event organised by the organisers, unless the director and/or organisers, in their sole discretion, decide otherwise;

9.        Accept that, in the event of the applicant being unable for any reason whatsoever to attend or participate in the Machaneh for the full period thereof or at all, neither the applicant nor I shall have any claim for a refund of the fees already paid in respect of the Machaneh, unless the organisers in their sole discretion decide otherwise;

10.     Acknowledge that each of the aforegoing provisions is severable from the others and may be enforced against me and/or the applicant separately from the other provisions.

11.     By his signature below, the applicant undertakes to abide by all the rules, regulations and procedures of the Machaneh, and further agrees to all such terms of this form which impose an obligation on the applicant.

12. By signing this contract, I agree to letting Habonim Dror Southern Africa sign on behalf of my child to participate in Airsoft tactical game.

Important Travel Information - Please read carefully

 

Departure For Cape Townians on 17 April:

 

Meet: Cape Town Bayit Bill Peters Drive.

Time: The Cape Town bus will go past the airport and fetch the JHB kids on the way to the campsite. Thus, more specific transport details about meeting time on the 17th will be shared closer to the time.

 

Return For Cape Townians on 22nd of April:

Drop off: Cape Town Bayit 

Time: The Cape Town bus will go past the airport and drop the JHB kids on the way to the Bayit. Thus, more specific transport details will be shared closer to the time.

 

For Joburgers - Travel details:

 

Johannesburg Flights to Cape Town on 17th of April:

 

Johannesburg Channichim will be flying to Cape Town in the morning of the 17th. They will then be picked up from Cape Town International Airport by the Cape Town contingent already on the bus to Onrus.

 

Johannesburg Channichim Return Home:

 

Please note:

We are still in the process of confirming the flights, and so more detailed travel news will be emailed closer to the time. We will keep you informed of the details as soon as they are confirmed. However, we will ensure the channichim are home at the latest in late the afternoon.

 

Departure:

The channichim will be accompanied by HDSA madrichim back to JHB. Every effort will be made to ensure the highest standards of security and comfort for your child on the journey home.

Payment details:

Account name: “Habonim Dror Camp” 

Bank and Branch:Nedbank, Balfour Park 

Account number: 1511032391

Branch Code: 151105

Reference: ‘Name of participant’ April Sem

Send PoP to: admin@habo.org.za