Hilton Montessori Erdkinder Programme

17/06/2025

Well done to Caleb Botes's Supersport Soccer team winning the U13s 6ASIDE Championships 🏆 🥇

17/05/2025

15/05/2025

09/05/2025

True story! They are wonderfully made.

09/05/2025

The children enjoyed our outing to Peter's Gate Herbal Centre. They loved learning about the many healing qualities of different plants 🌿

29/04/2025

Saw this quote and had to share it online ():

“One thing's for certain, our children are not a distraction from what is most important in life and they ask us in so many ways to be present with them in day to day life.
Children test us when we are distracted, they want us to know when they feel disconnected from us.
They want to know that we will always make time to be present with them. Our presence means everything and it's through our presence that our children feel safe and seen.
As long as we stay aware of what actually distracts us from connection, relationship, presence then we will be modeling for our children what a life lived fully with joy and love looks like, we won't loose sight of what a distraction actually is and what is not.
Close your eyes and picture the deep connections you can have with each one of your children. The laughter, respect and love that will grow from year to year building a beautiful relationship that will last a lifetime and maybe even beyond.
Picture ways you can be present with your children in day to day life, and then model this because what you give attention to now will grow.
Our time on this earth is precious - time with our children, time with our family and friends, time to connect and form relationships with those we love, time to life fully and deeply, time to behold and be in nature's beauty, time to live joyously with laughter!”

12/04/2025

Our annual Busisa camp concluded yesterday. It was an adventure-filled three days of fun, learning, growing, and of course, great food!

30/03/2025

”Yesterday, I shut down class about 5 minutes early and told my students I wanted them to just sit and talk to one another. Several of them
immediately opened their laptops and began navigating to their favorite computer game.
I said, "No, no laptops. I want you to have face-to-face conversations right now."
After a collective groan went up, I observed something both wonderful and alarming. For the next few minutes, a couple of tables came alive with conversation. They looked at each other in the eyes and talked with great enthusiasm and interest. It was beautiful to watch and listen to.
However, many students were deflated. They did not know what to do without some sort of entertainment from a device. A couple of them put their heads down and avoided eye contact with anyone. I went around the room to those students and tried to engage with them. Some of them mustered a few words, but most didn't know what to do.
I share this story as a wakeup call for parents, grandparents, and guardians. It's tragic to me that a large percentage of today's youth do not know how to have real conversation, but it's not their fault. It is our responsibility as adults to lead by example and hold our kids accountable. Unplug every day, talk, and listen to your children. Getting lost in a device does not help them cope with and overcome the things they're going through mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. All it causes is isolation and depression. They need relationships; they need you.
I plan on doing it again today.”
Credit - Yorck Linkner