Trinitonian 19

FOREWORD
We have made some excellent strides on the
academic front in 2021, spearheaded by our
newly-appointed Brand Academic Manager,
Sumari Purdon. Sumari has spent much of this year
putting systems in place and ensuring that we
can effectively benchmark all our pupils against
each other and externally. Career and subject
choice guidance were introduced through the
Yenza platform and very specific “Road to Matric”
programmes were introduced at Trinityhouse
Glenvista and Trinityhouse Heritage Hill which
will both have their first Matric groups in 2023.
Although academics is of the utmost
importance, we are pleased that our pupils
were able to participate in more school sport
and extra mural activities this year. Play and
physical activity is extremely important for
the development of our young people, and it
contributes to better mental health. We do hope
that more of these activities will take place in
2022 and assure you that we will take every
opportunity to allow our pupils to participate.
Dear Trinitonians,
Despite all the challenges 2021 brought our
way, one thing has remained consistent - how
incredibly grateful we are for the flexibility, support,
and dedication of all our Trinityhouse families and
members of staff.
Our year started off with a hard lockdown in
which all our schools were forced back online
for a couple of weeks. Again, our staff and
pupils demonstrated their resilience and took
this disruption in their stride. ‘Covid compliance’
in our schools seems to be here to stay for the
foreseeable future as the wearing of masks, social
distancing and hand-washing is now the norm.
Ensuring the safety of our school environments is a
collective effort and we all need to play our part.
This magazine is filled with some wonderful
points of Trinityhouse pride. We celebrate three
of our Alumni’s achievements and share some
advice in our parenting features. As it is the
festive season, there are many wonderful and
exciting ideas for family bonding, so don’t miss
out on the lifestyle pages.
Finally, I would like to wish you all a safe and
happy Christmas. May this time be filled with love,
happiness, and wonderful memories.
We look forward to welcoming you back in 2022.
Sincerely,
Mike Aitken
Mike Aitken
Managing Director
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