Trinitonian 18 Autumn Edition 2021

SCHOOL SCOOP
WELCOME TO THE NEWLY
APPOINTED EXECUTIVE HEADS
It gives the House Schools great pleasure to announce the appointment
of Quentin Davids to the position of Executive Head of Trinityhouse
Heritage Hill, Ben McCarthy as Executive Head of Trinityhouse Little Falls,
and Grant Williams as Executive Head of Glenwood House.
By Christelle Wolmarans
As Executive Heads of the respective
campuses, they will take on the execution
of a whole campus strategy, oversee and
support the management of the high
school as well as support the management of the
pre-primary and preparatory schools.
Quentin is a well-seasoned educator and
leader in education who has spent the last
33 years holding various school management
positions. The last 14 years have been spent
at Maryvale College, with his last assignment
being that of Executive Head. He is passionate
about educational management and holds a
Bachelor’s degree in Economics as well as a
Master’s degree in Philosophy (Applied Ethics).
An experienced educator who has spent the
last 13 years in various management positions,
Ben is no stranger to the ADvTECH family. His last
assignment has been as the founding Principal
of Pinnacle College Copperleaf where he
successfully built the school from the ground up.
He, too, holds a Bachelor’s degree in Education
as well as an Honours degree in Educational
Psychology, which provides him with a deep
understanding of children’s intellectual and
emotional functioning.
Grant is a seasoned educator and is
experienced in managing schools through all
phases from pre-primary to high school. He
currently fills the role of Executive Head at Penryn
College in Nelspruit. Prior to his tenure at Penryn
College, he was the Principal at Fish Hoek
Primary and Dale College Boys School in King
Williams Town.
All three gentlemen are cool, calm and collected
leaders who always focus on the well-being of
their pupils and staff. Grant strongly believes in the
need to develop future-fit young adults through
education. Quentin and Ben are avid sportsmen.
Quentin loves soccer, having played professionally
for Maritzburg United, while Ben enjoys rugby,
being a previous referee with the Golden Lions
Rugby Union.
We had a few quick-fire questions for Quentin, Ben
and Grant:
MR QUENTIN DAVIDS
Quote Mr Quentin Davids
lives by:
“Time waits for no man or
woman.”
His sweet tooth craving:
Dark chocolate
Something salty you can
bribe him with: Biltong
Tea or coffee?
Rooibos with honey
His favourite movie of all time:
Ghost with Patrick Swayze and
Demi Moore
On his playlist: Good music
What book is he busy
reading?
More Time to Think by Nancy
Kline
Prayer for the school: Dear
Lord, we pray that our school
may be a place where we love
to learn and where we learn to
love; a place where everyone
is respected, and all are
deeply valued. Amen.
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