Matriculated from Epworth: 2012 Tertiary Education: MBChB University of Pretoria Professional Experience: Medical Intern (2019-2020) Community Service Medical Officer (2020) Lives/2021: Winterton, KZN, RSA Most distinctive benefit of an Epworth education in Jessica’s view: What I benefited most from my time at Epworth was the support and space provided to decide who I wanted to be. Epworth cultivates...
THIRD REPORT ‘If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people’ – Chinese Proverb Our school Epworth, based in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, has shone the light of real world education on the African sub-continent for 123 years, nurturing...
We have made it! It almost feels like we have achieved the impossible and got to the end of the 2020 school year. On behalf of the Epworth Staff, I would like to thank all our Prep School parents for the wonderful support you have given us during this very trying year. Your support has...
Dr Seuss: “The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” There is so much I would like to leave as my last words to the Epworth community. However, I realise I have said much in many spaces, in various newsletters, at various functions...
If the world had just one GIFT for Africa, it would surely be good and sound education for her children. At Epworth School in KwaZulu-Natal, this has been our committed offering for over one hundred years, through world wars, depressions and pandemics. This 2020 Christmas, we wish to thank our friends and donors who have...
“We had the privilege of attending Epworth before the digital world but not without the curiosity to learn. Some of the vital lessons gained from science experiments and debating competitions, I still quote in my working life such as “Statistics don’t lie but liars use statistics” – from a Science debate in Standard 9! Epworth...
Our light shines brightly on Nonkqubela Maliza (class of 1984) today, the Director of Corporate & Government Affairs at Volkswagen South Africa. She shares with us these fond words: “I am a believer in the power of education to transform and uplift lives at a personal and societal level. The education I received at Epworth...
I have a daughter, Amy, who is married to an Irish boy and they live in Auckland. I studied and worked as a Remedial Therapist for many years – at Clifton Nottingham Road and then at Highbury Prep. for 17 years. I also tutored at Kearsney College and St. Mary’s DSG in Kloof. During that...
Pre-School Teacher (currently so I can spend more time with my kids) but was a Secondary PE / PSHCE (guidance) Teacher until 2015 and hope to get back into the school environment once my kids are older. Live in the UK. Hobbies: running after my kids 😝… although I have started actual running 🏃♀️ recently but enjoy doing...
I moved to New Zealand in 1994 with my husband Ken. I have 2 boys, Daniel 27 and Jonty 25. (Both unmarried! 😉 ) I studied as a graphic designer after school, have done book illustration and publication, but am now a Food and Nutrition teacher. I love anything creative – I paint, sew, make macramé –...