The 2023 Chronicle

Mvelo Zondo, E Block, at the Maths Fest at the Wykeham Collegiate

efforts on SIMI, which aims to improve teaching and learning outcomes in secondary mathematics, particularly in the less privileged spaces of our country. While not directly under the auspices of the Mathematics Department, we are proud of the programme and pleased that our department’s learnings are benefiting more learners. So, in summary, our department has enjoyed another busy but successful year. We are proud of what we have offered our boys and we look forward to 2024 with the enthusiasm which has become a hallmark of our team.

Each year, in a long-standing tradition, we get together with the maths teacher team from Hilton College for a social gathering with a mathematical input to challenge our thinking and our pedagogy. One school hosts and the other provides the input. This year we had a thoroughly enjoyable evening at Hilton and we provided the input. Next year we will host our friends. THE SHAYA IZIBALO MATHS INSTITUTE (SIMI) Former department head Paul de Wet has further reduced his Michaelhouse involvement in order to focus his energy and

MEDIA CENTRE

he year 2023 at Michaelhouse has been a landmark period for the Media Centre, marked by the inauguration of the Makan Centre and the successful integration of new educational paradigms into our curriculum. This report details the milestones achieved, the projects undertaken, and the collective journey of our staff and boys towards a future-ready educational environment. T

Head of Department: Mr Jed Coventry (Knowledge Manager and Media Centre Coordinator) Staff: Mrs Melissa Ross (Librarian), Mrs Keren Shunmoogum (Printroom Administrator) “The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible.” – Arthur C Clarke

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