New Beginnings

New Beginnings

By Cindy sobotker, Kauthar Isaacs and Head of School, Nadine Fielding

At the daunting gates of Good Hope Seminary High, small nervous recruits entered the school with fully packed back-packs, which were half their size.  We couldn't help, but laugh because they resembled baby turtles at their first experience of entering the ocean.  We stared after noticing the irony of the parents looking more terrified than their daughters!  It was sight to behold!

While talking the recruits on a tour around the school, the first complaint was about the never ending flights of stairs they had to climb.  The many rules of the school overwhelmed them, but they soon adapted and finally accepted them.

Usually, when entering a new environment, you are withdrawn, scared or even a little shy.  These Grade 8's of 2013 were brave, and tackled the unknown head on!  Yes, we had our moments when we had to reprimand them, as they are a very talkative bunch, but that very characteristic made them bond with each other as well as with the Leadership Team faster than we expected.

It was a new experience for everyone and new experiences usually have their obstacles, but we successfully overcame those obstacles and it all worked out well in the end.