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I began my educational journey in the public school system in Kloof, where I have been fortunate enough to live most of my life.  The Kloof Schools provided a strong and sturdy foundation for my journey into lifelong education. My school career began at Kloof Junior Primary School in 1972 at the age of seven. I then attended Kloof Senior Primary School and matriculated in 1983 from Kloof High Sch…

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“Life is not the way it’s supposed to be, It’s the way it is.  The way you cope is what makes the difference” Virginia Satir You are all experiencing a world that has been turned upside down…let’s acknowledge that.  You can and will survive this too…Here are a few tips to provide guidance. Be kind to yourself Avoid negative, fatalistic talk.  Take notice of negative tho…

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We were very blessed and lucky enough to have great teachers at Kloof High all the way through high school (although I am sure 90% of us wouldn’t agree with that at the time). One that really stood out for me was Ms Ortmann who taught me Biology. She was always so professional, kind, caring, and above all kept the lessons interesting.  She always pushed us to do our best. Where ever she is now …

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When one has to delve back some 50 years in the memory banks, all sorts of visual flashbacks can trigger emotional responses to certain events and items that occurred. Whether it be a smell, a sound, or even a familiar face, these memories and stories come flooding back. We seem to hold onto the happy times or events from the past and block out the uneventful ones so recall is made that much…

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It was with great excitement that I began my Std 4 year in 1960 at the new prefab building of the new Kloof Secondary School in Dan Pienaar Road. The parents in Kloof had gone to a lot of administrative trouble with the Dept of Education to get Kloof High School off the ground. Mr Grant Loudon was one of them. He was one of the Three Wise Men from the quiz show on Springbok radio and lived in D…

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I was at Kloof High School from 1987 to 1991.  As a 13-year-old I was dreading going to High School.  I mean seriously, who wants to be the smallest fish in the biggest pond?  Who wants to be the most insignificant contributor to society?  I was nervous, I was scared and this was a journey I did not want to start. Very quickly I settled into High School life.  Very quickly I realised that …

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I graduated from Kloof High school in December 2014, looking back, these were definitely some of the most memorable moments of my life. Kloof provided me with superb resources with regards to in the classroom, on the sports field, and lifelong friendships. Without all my teachers, coaches, and friends that I met along my journey at Kloof, I would not be where I am today. A little about me, in A…

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To Kloof High School, Nelson Mandela said “Education is the most powerful weapon, which you can use to change the world.” My years at Kloof High School were some of the best of my life. The foundation that I received at KHS laid the sturdy groundwork on which I built a life of variety, professional achievement, meaningful volunteer outreach, unimaginable adventure, eye-opening world trav…

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Here’s what I can remember. I joined Kloof High in standard 9 (That would be 1965 I think). We had just moved to Natal from East London. I remember having extra Maths lessons with “Duddles” ie Dudley Barton our headmaster at his home which was walking distance from the school. He somehow managed to get enough maths into my head to pass Matric and university and although they were never…

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Letter home from Norway When you’re at school you never know which image of the place you’ll take with you. Kloof High is your life, you’re filling your mind with millions upon millions of memories and there’s hardly any room for anything else. Snapshots of your friends, the tuck shop, a cricket match, matric dance, the blackboard in geography, the road filled with fetching parents. Aft…

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