Headmaster’s Desk | Maritzburg College

News and Views from Our Headmaster

The Headmaster’s Desk is the best way to stay updated on what is happening throughout our school. Find out more about the themes covered in our weekly assemblies, staff, sport, and cultural news. The Headmaster’s Desk is the helm of leadership of our school. Get to know our Headmaster and the values he imparts as part of the greater school ethos by following this news channel – from desk to lectern to you.

September 23, 2022From the Headmaster’s Desk

Assembly 21 September: Dedication Assembly

Final Dedication Assembly Term 3 2022

September 23, 2022From the Headmaster’s Desk

2022 Sports and Cultural Award Ceremony: Headmaster’s Address

The headmaster's address at the 2022 Sports and Cultural Awards Ceremony

September 23, 2022From the Headmaster’s Desk

Assembly 19 September: Conflict Resolution

“The quality of our lives depends not on whether or not we have conflicts, but on how we respond to them.” - ~ Thomas Crum

September 16, 2022From the Headmaster’s Desk

Assembly 12 September: Gratitude

Learning to be thankful and regularly expressing gratitude is an important part of being happy. Being thankful gives us an appreciation for what we have.

September 9, 2022From the Headmaster’s Desk

Assembly 5 September: The Good Man Journay

This week we resume our focus on the Good Man Journey which will be covered in your mentor classes this week Being a good man is something you do, not something you are.” - ~ Luyvie Asay

September 1, 2022From the Headmaster’s Desk

Assembly 27 August: Perseverance

The theme for this week is Perseverance and will be covered in this with your mentor in character education lesson this week considering aspects of grit and determination “Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.” – Walter Elliot (Scottish politician)

August 23, 2022From the Headmaster’s Desk

Assembly 20 August: Leadership

What is leadership? A simple definition: “Leadership is the art of motivating a group of people to act towards achieving a common goal.” Put even more simply, a leader is the inspiration and director of the action. He or she is the person in the group who possesses the combination of personality and skills that...

August 18, 2022From the Headmaster’s Desk

Assembly 15 August (Special Assembly)

In today's assembly we launched the QLTC programme at College and celebrated a Khanyisa Outreach to Umvuzo High School. The theme for the week is Honesty. Honesty refers to a facet of moral character and has the connotation of positive and virtuous attributes such as integrity, truthfulness, straightforwardness, trustworthiness, loyalty, fairness, and sincerity. This year we...

August 12, 2022From the Headmaster’s Desk

Assembly 8 August

Every very year, on 9th August, our country marks Women’s Day, where we pay tribute to the more than 20 000 women who marched to the Union Buildings on 9 August 1956 in protest against the extension of Pass Laws to women. 2022 marks the 66th anniversary since the march. This year we celebrate Women’s Month...

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