On 6 August 2025 Cannons Creek Independent School hosted acclaimed professional speaker Mandy Herold who addressed staff from 15 schools about ‘Reframing Challenging Behaviour’. Although this was for staff development, much of what she had to say can be applied in all our daily lives and the relationships we hold dear. Mandy opened her talk with the statement…
As part of their staff development on Monday 21 July 2025, Cannons staff welcomed Sean Goldsmith who delivered his ‘Educated by AI’ talk. He spoke of the rise of AI especially due to its ability to access a broad spectrum of information quickly, and to assist with administrative tasks. He relayed that AI might not…
On Monday 13 January, our staff began the year with some professional development. Dr Darren Green addressed the staff on ‘Redefining wellness in the millennial era… More than just survival’. Green opened his address with the notion that education is normally only associated with intellectual education but it is also social, emotional, and spiritual education. He encouraged…
The pupils are not the only ones who get to have fun with the coding and robotics equipment at Cannons…. Last Thursday, staff development was devoted to ‘uplifting’ our teachers with drone pilot training. At Cannons Creek we are proud to have partnered with Inspire Africa to create Inquiry-based learning projects for our Grade 8 and 9…
Cannons Creek Primary School HODs (Susan Alston, Emmie Barkhuizen and Sharon Moore) were privileged to attend the Proudly Primary Conference at the end of last week. “We were excellently hosted by Epworth School in Pietermaritzburg and enjoyed their beautiful facilities and the meals and entertainment they put on for us. There was a real buzz among the delegates…
