Headmaster's Newsletters

Dear Parents, Friends of Clifton This week I experienced an event that will arguably be remembered as one of the best moments of my life as a teacher. One of our Cliftonians – Matthew Green, #47, addressed the children during our Monday chapel service. Matt is the...

Dear Parents, This week I would like to congratulate the following two pupils. Joseph Moore won the uMgungundlovu U13 boys’ tennis trials at Kershaw park at the end of January. He won his age group and made it through to the second round of trials where his team...

One of the most important aspects we may teach our children, is the gift of demonstrating kindness. The ability to look up, and take responsibility for improving someone else’s life, is a life skill not to be taken lightly. At Clifton, our children had the opportunity...

Dear Parents, One of the most difficult aspects that we as parents have to deal with is helping our children manage disappointments. This week, some of our cricket boys’ and tennis girls’ were faced with this reality due to a number of reasons. Remaining patient and...

Dear Parents, It certainly has been a fantastic start to the year with so many positive activities happening in and around the school. One of the highlights was celebrating World Read Aloud Day, it was a wonderful opportunity to grab a book, sit with a friend on a...

Dear Parents, It truly is wonderful to see how well our children have settled in during the first full week of the year. Managing change can be very difficult, even for us as adults. and remains an inevitable part of growing up. Thank you, parents, for helping...