Journey of learning and discovery begins for DHPS grade 1s
Curiosity, excitement and anticipation were evident not only on the faces of the 69 new first-graders, but also among their parents, families, and teachers on Wednesday this week, marking the first day of school at Deutsche Höhere Privatschule Windhoek (DHPS).The new learners were welcomed with a special ceremony where the head of the primary section, Conni Hecht, shared the story of the "Little We" with the learners and guests, emphasising the significance of the feeling of togetherness and how things could be rather joyless and grey without it.
Grade 2 and 3 learners welcomed their new schoolmates to DHPS with cheerful songs, while André Graf, pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, invited everyone to a brief devotional service.
Although the grade 1s will have to get used to early wake-up calls in the mornings, vice-principal Carola von Blottnitz highlighted in her welcoming note that it's not the “onset of the serious side of life but the start of a wonderful time of curiosity, learning, and discovery.
“I wish you, dear first graders, magical moments of discovery, your first reading, your first maths exercises and many wonders, freedoms and discoveries. And to you, dear parents, I wish you the wisdom to remain calm, even if your child's thirst for knowledge is more about dismantling the fountain pen than learning a new way of calculating. May you realise that your child will probably quickly surpass your knowledge - or at least claim to do so at some point in the exciting 12 years ahead.”