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When parents and educators develop effective partnerships within a school community, the positives far outweigh the negatives. Partnerships make for a positive school environment built on mutual respect and appreciation and make our schools better places to learn and...

My name is Judy Hurrie and I am a single mom to a special young man of 7, Mazithi, who brings much joy to my life. I have been teaching for many years and I am incredibly passionate about my job and all it entails, especially when helping a child to grow emotionally...

My fondest childhood memories of my dad always involved a car trip. Sometimes it was a drive around Braamfontein on a Saturday morning, killing time while my mom was on a course in the city. Other times it was an exciting road trip down to the coast. Mostly it was...

There is a saying that suggests that if we judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its life believing it is a failure. At Knights it is believed that our children must be secure in their uniqueness. Perhaps, at the start of a new year and on the...

Do you remember that one topic in primary school? All the names, dates and places? No? Yea, me neither. In a world and schooling system so obsessed with jamming content down our throats, it is a relief that some of us (the progressive ones), have realised the...

      The importance of language development in Pre School – at home and at school Language development is about more than talking. It includes all the different ways a child understands and communicates, only part of which are spoken words. To...

      As the year gears down to it’s last quarter, the Grade R’s are gearing up for their annual School Readiness testing. School readiness is determined when a pre-school child has already turned 6 years old. Testing largely explores whether they are...

Parents and children have been having disagreements as far back as parenthood goes, but our modern world provides children with ways of alienating themselves from their parents that simply didn’t exist 100 or even 20 years ago.

It is day 473 of lockdown, we’ve gone through the first and second wave. The third is currently breaking on the shores of several provinces.

Some of the smartest things teachers can do are the simplest. When we keep students active, we keep their energy levels up and provide their brains with the oxygen-rich blood needed for highest performance.