From the head's desk: 31 January 2020
The school year stretches ahead and this encourages us to look towards the future. An education in itself implies a...
From the head's desk: 22 November 2019
In conversation with a colleague who leads a school in another province, I found myself saying, “What was she thinking?”...
Rugby World Cup
The children at Little Saints have been talking about the rugby World Cup. Some of the children wanted to draw...
From the head's desk: 8 November 2019
The final weeks of the school year are focused on examinations and the assessment that they offer us about how...
From the headmistress’s desk: 24 October 2019
During the past week, I have experienced such unexpected joy while witnessing the spirit of children at our school. Given...
From the head's desk: 20 September 2019
The staff and pupils of St Mary’s returned to school with thoughts of the enormous challenges facing South Africa uppermost...
From the head's desk: 26 July 2019
At an assembly last week, I read an extract from Life’s Greatest Lessons by Hal Urban (2003) to the girls....
From the head’s desk: 15 July 2019
The winter half-term provides a much-needed rest after mid-year examinations and a break in routine during the winter months. The...
From the head’s desk: 21 June 2019
At a recent meeting of the campus health and safety committee, we scrutinised the safety standards on our campus, recorded...
From the head's desk and the Chaplin: 10 June 2019
Last Friday, on the Festival of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, our patron saint, we celebrated our Patronal...
Message from the chaplain: 24 May 2019
“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. No one has greater love than...
Message from the chaplain: 10 May 2019
At our Senior School Eucharists on Tuesday, Athambile Masola (a past St Mary’s teacher) shared with us using Matthew 28:1-10...