CHARTWELL HOUSE
Conference in Hillcrest

When emotions run high, people do and say things they normally would not. When you’re a young child, this is what you do all the time. The focus is on the behaviour, what the child is doing. Should we be taking guidelines from the Japanese Education System? With the questionable government education standards seeping ever lower in South Africa, isn’t it time however that we take a look at the Japanese education system for some tips. She had woken up fresh that morning, ready to have a productive day. A researcher and scriptwriter in the television industry for 12 years, Heather has worked on shows from The Weakest Link to documentaries for the Discovery Channel. This is what drives us, motivating, inspiring and enthusing us to seize the bull by the horns each day, and to channel and invest in the life force of our children. Teaching and raising them the Montessori way is our life’s calling and greatest passion. Devoting our time, energy and thoughts to each child entrusted to us, studying them to see what makes them tick and how best to fan their inherent love of learning into flame, discovering and building their inner treasures, is our greatest pleasure. We love watching them grow from strength to strength, in self-acceptance, curiosity and the ability to mine the world around them for information, assimilate and put it to good use, seeing them develop their internal muscles of ambition, independence and perseverance, and the lights go on when they grasp and master new concepts. This is what propels us out of bed like a bullet from a barrel each day to hit the ground running. It’s the stuff our dreams are made of, what sets our souls on fire and keeps us going with each child to the bitter end. We consider ourselves the luckiest people alive to be given a chance to nurture and educate your child, to unpack that precious little gift and see what it contains, and are able humbled each time a parent chooses to place their child in our care. Sobered by the magnitude of this responsibility, we are mindful of our need to constantly be growing and stretching, learning and developing, in order to always be improving the level of excellence of our offering to you and your child. It is with this in mind that we are committed to investing in our staff, their understanding and their skills, and stand in awe of the scope of opportunity we have to help build your child and his future. We only live once, and we are only young and enthusiastic once. With all of this might and vitality we want to partner with you to light a candle for peace, to build a legacy, of which your children, and their well-being and potential, are the focus.