Dear Parents, High School Subject Focus - Art If you are a regular reader of my newsletters, then you will note that the focus of this newsletter is somewhat different from my previous publications. I wish to alternate my broad educational writing with newsletters to...

Dear Parents, COVID-19 Lockdown – Lessons Learnt Once again, may I commence this newsletter by expressing my appreciation for all the support from teachers, parents and students.  I have recently engaged with many present and future parents in various meetings. As a...

Dear Parents, It is without fail that, as a teacher, if you are invited to a home for supper, the other guests on hearing that you are involved in education, start questioning you on the merits, or lack thereof, of curriculums and pedagogy approaches. You can almost...

Dear Parents, What is in a name? One of the most striking scenes you can experience is hiking through the mountains and coming across a herd of Nguni cattle. These unique cattle, with their dappled hides, gentle nature and inquisitiveness, are intrinsic to the South...

Dear Parents, Humility and Excellence   We are coming to the end of a busy quarter. When reflecting on all the wonderful activities and achievements of the quarter, what stood out were the variety of activities and the level of excellence achieved. If I had to single...

Dear Parents, “We are so much more than a school; we are a family.”   Over the last 2 weeks, I have once again been out and about. I have taken time to enter into conversations with our students. What is on their minds? These short but important interactions have...

Dear Parents,   Cairns   Recently in an Assembly presentation, I commenced by asking what the following words mean: Awesome? I mentioned, in my opinion, that this had been somewhat diluted compared to the original connotation. Hero? Again, perhaps eroded from its...

  Dear Parents,   Accountability    As you may know, the 2023 theme is Accountability. I launched this at the first School Assembly with the students.   I was reading a series of articles recently and to continue our focus on our theme, I thought I...