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overcome with help, support and a
culture of openness.

This is not to say that the process
is easy – it is complex. And it has
necessitated a shift in thinking about
education. The shift has been facilitated
by Reverend Kabelo Motlhakane,
who is both the chaplain at St Peter’s
College and the head of diversity and
inclusion.

“We work from a basis of love and
inclusion of all people, whether we
agree with them or not,” explains the
reverend. “Based on Anglican theology,

we constantly remind our children fostering relationships, responsibility,
and staff that we are in the business of resilience and respect. Children cannot
love. We are agents for transformation truly live these values if they don’t feel
through the work of love as well as accepted and they don’t know how
through academics. to go about accepting others. It isn’t
only about accepting what is familiar
“Our faith is fashioned around balance, and easy but also what is difficult and
mental wellness and the beauty of unfamiliar.
diversity within the church itself, so we
are constantly in conversation about How do we expect future young
the things we don’t necessarily see eye- adults to enter an ever-evolving
to-eye on. Our task is to transfer those tertiary environment and workforce
skills to our students.” with values, when these haven’t been
developed during their high school
By prioritising inclusion and diversity years? Schools are an important link Visit our website:
at various levels, the school acts within in teaching and nurturing values that https://www.stpeters.co.za/college
its values and encourages students to adolescents can live and work by. It all Article written by Sasha Govender
pay these values forward. It’s all about starts with inclusion and acceptance. (Marketing Manager, St Peter’s College)

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