Testimonials

We wish to express our sincere appreciation to you for the tremendous role you have played in assisting our son to achieve his recent success in the JMB examinations. We are deeply conscious of the fact that of all of our son's teachers, you have had the greatest single influence over him. (From parents, 1977)

I am writing to thank you for being the most awesome teacher that I have ever had, and for making science not so scary. In my previous school I had resigned myself to the fact that I would never be able to do any kind of science-orientated career, even though that is all I ever wanted to do. But in your classes I found myself actually understanding what was going on! You made it interesting, and fun, and I knew I wanted to do science again. (Matric student, 2008)

You have made science a completely different subject for all of us! You have such a passion for the subject, and you passed your passion on to us. I have found science fun for the first time. (Matric student, 2007)

Up to about Std 6 (Grade 8) I did not find science to be of any interest whatsoever. And then for the first science lesson at the beginning of my Std 7, this science master walked in and started telling us about the Mariner spacecraft to Mars and about various types of rocks. Suddenly science appeared fascinating! (From an ex-pupil of class of 1969, now professor of electromagnetic waves at a university in Canada, letter written 1990)

You honestly are a golden teacher, one of a kind. I wish that all science students could be taught by you. You are so patient especially with those who, like me, struggle with science. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. (Matric student, 2009)

To a great teacher: For the things I will always remember: astronomy lectures, weekends at Sutherland, the ease and clarity with which you explained something, and the joy which science gave me, I thank you. (Matric student, 1992)

I want to thank you, sir, for the amazing way that you have taught me science over the past five years. As you can easily see by my choice of study at varsity next year, your lessons indeed changed my life. (Matric student, 2005)