Personal
Name: Mia Grace Beaulieu
Birthday: October 20, 2006
Hometown: Cape Town, South Africa
Sports: Field hockey, Golf, Cross Country
Hobbies: Piano, Photography
Graduation Year: 2025
Personal
Name: Mia Grace Beaulieu
Birthday: October 20, 2006
Hometown: Cape Town, South Africa
Sports: Field hockey, Golf, Cross Country
Hobbies: Piano, Photography
Graduation Year: 2025
Field Hockey
Club Name: Central Hockey Club - Athlone, Cape Town
Height: 5’6”
Weight: 119 lbs
Primary Position: Forward
Secondary Position: Defender
One of the most played and admired sports in South Africa is Field Hockey. The passion for hockey comes from the Dutch and English colonizers of South Africa and because of this it is played competitively by both men and women.
When I moved to South Africa at age 9, I had never heard of Field Hockey (or “hockey”, as it is called here). I was advised by my primary school to try out for the school team since most of the girls my age were playing it. Despite being behind in my understanding of the game, it quickly became a major part of my life. Learning hockey in South Africa opened up a whole new world of adversity, culture and experience that shaped me into the player I am today. It has made me feel like I belong to the game and the country.
2023
CHC LPL - Central Hockey Club Ladies Premier League (1st team at the club) — Athlone, Cape Town. Coach Randall Hendricks: randallg.hendricks@gmail.com
CHC L2- Central Hockey Club - Ladies Second Team - played for 2nd team when 1st team season ended in August. Coach Scott Hendricks: shendricks@springfieldconvent.co.za
Cape Town Premier Hockey League: https://www.facebook.com/ctpremleague
Drafted to play in the Cape Town Premier Hockey League for the Royals & Rebels - this is a private hockey league with 6 franchise teams that includes drafted picks of the top 100 players per age group in the Western Province and Bolands region of South Africa:
- 2023 - Royals - Tournament begins September 22-25th, 2023; drafted by Denzil Dolley (former South African Olympian and top high school field hockey coach in South Africa). Tournament games will be streamed and links available upon request.
- 2022 - Rebels 2nd place in tournament
- 2021 - Royals - 1st place in tournament; MVP for one game of tournament
- Oakhill Tournament Knysna (played for Reddam) - 4th place in tournament
2020–2022:
School team: Reddam House Constantia; Coach Gavin Bekker: gavin.bekker@reddam.house — 5 game MVPs
Club: Constantiaberg Hockey Club; Coach Scott Hendricks: shendricks@springfieldconvent.co.za , +27-61-812-6440
Additional Coaching:
Justin Grundlingh - St. Cyprian School for Girls Hockey Coach and Trainer for the South African Women’s Hockey Team
Scott Hendricks - South Africa Hockey Academy and Coach at Central Hockey Club
*Game film available upon request.
Camps and clinics:
2023: June 17th Lineup, Conshococken, PA; July 21st Lineup, Taunton, MA; FIH World Hockey Camp
2022: July Lineup, Cambridge, MA
2017–2022: Dartmouth Summer Clinic
2017–2021: Sportsways Dutch Hockey Clinics, Cape Town
2017-2019: Boston College Summer Clinic
Academics
School: American International School of Cape Town - Cape Town, South Africa
Graduation year: 2025
GPA: 3.83
Junior Year:
- AP Comparative Government and Politics
- AP Language and Composition
- AP French Language and Culture
- Advanced Environmental Science
- Global Issues
- Publications and Social Media
- Independent Project - Carbon Sequestration in Developing Countries
Sophomore Year:
- AP Modern World History – Grade A; AP Test Grade: 4
- AP Seminar – Grade: A+; AP Test Grade: 4
- Advanced Physics
- Algebra II
- French III
- Global Issues
- Marimba
Awards and Achievements:
Honor Roll 2021–2022 (Freshman Year); Principal’s Honor Roll 2022-2023
Academic Interests: Economics and Environmental Law
Extracurricular Activities & Special Interests:
I have lived in South Africa for over eight years and as a result I am more aware of certain aspects of poverty, lack of education and basic human rights. Education is integral to ending the cycle of poverty, but there must be good systems in place in order to achieve this and understanding the issues facing people in abject poverty is essential.
In my sophomore year I took a Social Studies class called Global Issues. For my end of year project, I chose to focus on education, specifically the lack of education for young girls and women in Afghanistan. [YouTube video link]
I also took an AP Seminar class this past year. As part of the AP exam, I was tasked to create an individual project consisting of an essay and an 8-10 minute presentation that was recorded and sent to the College Board. I chose human trafficking. In recent years, there has been a substantial increase in the trafficking of women and children in South Africa. I feel strongly that this topic is overlooked by governments worldwide and instead should be prioritized. [PDF link]
- June 2023 - Youth for Conservation
https://youth4conservation.co.za/wildlife-wilderness-botswana/
Traveled to Botswana for conservation and sustainability volunteer trip and lived in an open camp (unguarded and not enclosed). Worked on an irrigation system; rebuilt dam for elephants; conducted wildlife censuses for hyenas, elephants, crocodiles and lions; engaged in anti-poaching work by finding snares in the bush; removed invasive cacti from Limpopo River. Earned 80 hours of volunteer service work.
- January 2023 - Selected to attend the AISA - GISS (Association of International Schools in Africa - Global Issues Service Summit) in Arusha, Tanzania for a school sustainability project. Presented at Summit on illiteracy in Africa and volunteered at a local primary school painting school and murals for children of prisoners. https://aisa.or.ke/what-we-offer/programmes/service-learning/aisa-giss/
- 2020 and 2021 - Volunteered at Miracle Kidz Safe house (a local foster care program for disabled and abused children) and made a sustainable garden so they can have a regular supply of fresh produce for the 20 children at Miracle Kidz. http://www.miraclekidz.co.za/
- April 2023 - Volunteered at Lawrence House (a local orphanage) helping to organize a school wide drive for books and sanitary products as well as tutoring children in English writing and reading.
- 2022–2023 AISCT Marimba Band
Contact — South Africa
Mia Beaulieu
+27 63-062-3728
Parent contact:
Kristin Beaulieu
+27 76-541-4086
