21 20 The Chronicle 2021 Centenary Edition BOARD MEMBERS Chairman: Mr Andrew Parsons Mr Ian Bamber Mr Lucien d’Avice Mr Manuel Gouveia Mr Michael Jackson Mr Andrew Kenny Dr Mike Marshall Mr Napo Ramodibedi Prof. Catherine Sutherland Ex-officio members Bishop Natal Coastal Synod of the Methodist Church: Rev. Linda Mandindi Methodist Church: Rev. Dr Purity Malinga Representative of Natal Coastal Synod of the Methodist Church: Ms Ingrid van der Walt President of Kearsney College Old Boys: Mr Wray Radford KC Old Boys Representative: Mr Lawrence Polkinghorne Chairperson of Kearsney Parents’ Society: Mrs Michele Shiller TRUSTEES Chairman: Mr David Polkinghorne Rev Peter Crundwell Mr David Pearse Mrs Karen Tocknell-Brown Ex-officio members Chairman of the Board: Mr A Parsons Chairman of KDF: Mr Peter Morgan Mr Rob Lloyd Commercial Director: Mrs C Mowat (Trust Secretary) HONORARY LIFE TRUSTEES Mr Ted Garner Mr Neil Gerber Dr Graeme Shuker Transformation and Diversity Kearsney is committed to the efforts of transformation and diversity and continuously strives to build a balanced and inclusive school, where everyone feels welcome, valued, respected and comfortable, and to effectively prepare our boys for the future. Our transformation involves embracing diversity and creating a culture of inclusivity based on equality, justice and mutual respect. Our primary goal is to educate and prepare our boys effectively for life in South Africa and the world. Our commitment is to embrace greater diversity in our school, both in our staff complement and in our pupil body. It is our mission to make Kearsney a welcoming and attractive school by maintaining a zero-tolerance policy towards discrimination and prejudice on the grounds of race, culture, religion, or gender; actively teaching our pupils and staff the values of respect and appreciation of differences; and examining current practices to make our environment more inclusive for all boys and their families. We support transformation and diversity through regular updating of our policies and providing explicit policy guidelines. Employee transformation and diversity training presentations are also ongoing. The Kearsney College Imbizo was established to ensure that greater action was taken to support transformation, diversity and inclusion. The Imbizo comprises 12 boys from different grades and this year was chaired by Nhlangano Zulu. Deputy Headmaster, Mr Manzini Zungu, was responsible for leading and guiding the Imbizo. The Imbizo provides a platform and space where boys can engage in discussions about relevant issues of transformation, diversity, identity and inclusion and address issues of prejudice as they arise. The boys on the Imbizo reflect the wide range of cultural, language, religious and gender-identity groups within the College. The Imbizo has made a significant contribution to transformation in the College, as it has led to a review of regulations and policies through a transformation lens, and it has promoted dialogue and understanding. It also promotes and celebrates the diversity of cultures and identities which are present in the boys in the College. It has worked hard to ensure that boys understand the different histories and contexts which shape the lives of the diverse boys attending Kearsney. Imbizo members raise questions and discuss issues related to transformation. They come to a consensus on these matters, which is then taken by Mr Zungu to decision-making platforms. Members work with boys to help them understand and change attitudes and behaviour that are not aligned with the College values. In his annual address on the occasion of the 2021 Speech Day and Matric awards, the Headmaster stressed the need to ensure that every boy, every employee, every parent and every visitor to Kearsney knows that, “I am part of this town” or, “I am part of this school”. We should all endeavour to be proactive about ensuring Kearsney remains the lighthouse, a safe and accepting home for all. Our transformation involves embracing diversity and creating a culture of inclusivity based on equality, justice and mutual respect. 2021 Prefects
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