View from Falconia No 4 2020
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…
A letter from The Head - 28 August 2020
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 - 26 June 2020
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.…
Youth Day 2020
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…
Africa Day 2020
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…
A letter from The Head - 7 June 2020
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 - 10 May 2020
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…
View from Falconia No 3 2020
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…
A letter from The Head - 17 April 2020
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…
View from Falconia No 1 2020
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…
An Inspiration
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…
Grey Matter Chatter No 3
ACADEMIC RESILIENCE 2020 will be a year remembered by many as one that tested the academic immune system to its limits. Academic resilience was required from educators and learners and everyone had to make the…