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Simon Crane

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Simon Crane

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There is no recipe for guaranteed happiness but without kindness, there is no hope of it
EDUCATION

A happy schoolchild trumps (almost) everything else

There is no recipe for guaranteed happiness but without kindness, there is no hope of it

  • Simon Crane
3 min read

OPINION | The key to a successful school is happy learners

Class sizes, academics, sports, cultural activities, facilities and matric results are important, but not as important to a child who feels welcome and nurtured and has friends.

  • Simon Crane
3 min read
To measure someone on what happens between the start and end of November of their matric year
COUNTRY

Matric is not the be-all and end-all of achieving one’s potential

Every year a flurry of suicides occur after matric results are announced. We need to help our children to put things in perspective

  • Simon Crane
4 min read