Matric Results 2020 The academic results of the Form V Class of 2020 showed a slight decline on the previous year. This was perhaps to be expected in an unprecedented year which in many ways proved to be difficult and unpredictable. Under the circumstances the boys need to be commended for their efforts. Summary of […]
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Dec
Dec
Dear Parents / Guardians END OF A LONG YEAR Today brings us to the end of what has been a short term but a long and difficult year. A unique year never to be repeated. On the evening of 17 March when it was announced that the country would go into lockdown there were […]
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Feb
Feb
Is Consistency and Fairness the same thing? “Nothing demotivates people like the equal treatment of unequals.” Joe Kraus One of the things I was taught when starting out my life as a teacher was to be fair and consistent in my treatment of young people, particularly when it came to punishment or consequence. If two […]
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Jan
Jan
We will remember them… On Monday this week, the world marked the 75th anniversary of the release of prisoners from Auschwitz, one of the death camps from the Holocaust of World War II. It is estimated that between 1.1 and 1.3 million people were exterminated in Auschwitz and about 6 million people, mainly of Jewish […]
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Jan
Jan
Affirmation This address is entitled “Affirmation” and I acknowledge the song of the same name, released by Australian duo Savage Garden in 1999. The word means the process of affirming which is emotional support and encouragement. It has great personal significance to me, partly because of the lyrics but also in that it was released […]
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Jan
Jan
New Men Last year was certainly one where a very bright spotlight was cast upon men throughout the planet and male behaviour in general. Men were called out for unacceptable behaviour towards girls and women and trending hashtags drew ongoing attention to the issue. As a boys’ school, we are in a great position to […]
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Jan
Jan
Words…. We live in uncertain times – uncertain times created by us as a human race. Whether they be an energy crisis, climate crisis, one of corruption and deceit, or a crisis created by ego where one person or nation wishes to impose itself on another, these times are indeed man-made. Not a result of […]
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Oct
Oct
Gratitude and Reflection One of the online newsletter I subscribe to is called “Brain Pickings” and is written by Maria Popova. At least once a week, she sends out thoughts and wisdom on life, love and many other human topics related to life and living. This last week, she sent out a list of 13 […]
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Oct
Oct
Headmaster’s Assembly – 18 October 2019 Which one would you sacrifice? Three choirs touched my heart recently. Our own choir performed at the final assembly for our Form Vs and sang a combination of Osiyeza and the National Anthem that blew me away. The Ndlovu Youth Choir produced a song they recorded at […]
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Oct
Oct
You too are an “influencer” “I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do.” Edward Hale This remains one of my favourite quotations that speaks to the potential to influence others that […]