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You have to watch this! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDeBOkGbvvE No writing could better explain the impact that generosity makes. It has the power to transform our perspective from, “us and them”, to just “us”. Generosity gives us…
Last week I had the privilege of attending the SA Rowing Championships at Roodeplaat Dam, just outside Pretoria. This massive event attracts passionate boys and girls and their coaches, parents and supporters from all over…
Recently, we have been focussing on leadership in sports, something which is in line with our thrust at Hilton to up-skill and motivate our team captains. Inspired by the book “Captains Class”, this week our…
Dear Parents, Guardians and Significant Others, “For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. “ ~ Matthew 23:12 I love reading, watching or listening to the stories of…
One of the good fortunes of embracing IT at Hilton was our ability to transition to emergency distance learning when we needed it most during this pandemic and I am especially grateful to our teachers…
This term will go down in Hilton’s history as one of the most unusual. Every one of us has had to adjust to a different way of being, navigating this new and somewhat altered state.…
Dear Friends of Hilton, Youth Day In 1981, five years after the momentous events of 16 June 1976, the first black student was enrolled at Hilton College. Over the succeeding years, Hilton has welcomed…
I am an African. I owe my being to the hills and the valleys, the mountains and the glades, the rivers, the deserts, the trees, the flowers, the seas and the ever-changing seasons that define…
From time to time as a parent, as an institution, as a collective, it’s good to feel proud. The article penned by Motheo Makwana and Hlumelo Notshe, and posted on our Facebook page, concerning the…
I had three. I’m not sure how many you may have had, but I had three teachers who left an indelible influence on my life. What this online experience has exposed is the social aspect…
Dear Parents and Guardians, A week ago – 1st May – we celebrated Worker’s Day. On reflection, I began to think of the significance of the day. For me, it was a day when…
I had an idea that we would send a survey to your sons to rate your skills as parents who home school at this time. Let me know whether there are any objections! Three days…
Dear Parents and Guardians, I write this message not as Head of School, not as a Hiltonian, not even as a South African. For the crisis we face today is one that transcends a…
We continue to mourn the loss of old boy Xilombe Tlakula, but he remains a great inspiration to all Hiltonians. We were very fortunate to have had Xilombe Tlakula address the school about his inspirational…
