A letter from The Head - 14 January 2021
Dear Parents and Guardians, May I begin with an unreserved apology for the amount of change we are needing to deal with at the beginning of this year. Moreover, our communication from time to time…
A letter from The Head - 7 January 2021
Dear Parents and Guardians, The year has begun and with it some of our fears about this pandemic are being realised. Regrettably our ability to be certain about our opening for the academic year is…
A letter from The Head - 6 February 2021
It is with much heaviness of heart that I write to inform you of the passing of Mr Tony Richter, in a vehicle accident on Friday night. The entire Hilton Community mourns this tragic loss.…
A letter from The Head – 26 November 2020
Dear Class of 2020, When most of you were born, in 2002, a few things happened: Mark Shuttleworth became the first African, and the second tourist, in space; Hansie Cronje died in a plane crash…
A letter from The Head – 10 November 2020
Dear Parents and Guardians, In a world that feeds off bad news and sensational negativity, positive moments are like a balm to our souls. If we are honest, we need to find and celebrate the…
A letter from The Head - 17 September 2020
Every game has its conventions: a way in which something is normally done. I am often intrigued by these various conventions; and some require much explanation to the unschooled to understand their raison d’etre. The…
A letter from The Head - No. 20-12
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…
A letter from The Head - No. 20-09
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.…
A letter from The Head - No. 20-08
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…
A letter from The Head - No. 20-06
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…
A letter from The Head - No. 20-06
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 to this!…