I am Mr Michael Schwartz and I am excited to be the Principal of Tyger Valley College High School. I feel honoured to be here at the start of the 2022 Academic year and it is my privileged to lead this school. 

For the past 4 years I was the Deputy Headmaster at St Alban’s College and before that worked at Michaelhouse in KZN for 13 years. I am a qualified Science and Maths teacher who can coach a number of sports. I am a passionate Educator who loves being part of a school. I look forward to getting to know you this year and.

To the Matrics, the class of 2022, welcome to your last 1st assembly of the year. For some of you, time is flying (possibly not all of you), so please ensure that you make the most of your last year at school. Be the seniors of the school, be the leaders, be the mentors, be the learners who add value to the school, ensure that you leave clear, deep footprints for those who follow. To the newest amongst us, the Grade 8 class, welcome to high school. Hopefully you are a bit nervous this morning so  that you will be willing to listen, learn, take advise and be a great mentee, and that you will learn about this school so that in 4 years time, you can be great leaders in the school. There are a number of new learners in the higher grades. Welcome to you and I hope that you will have a great time here. Get involved so that you can never be disappointed.

I like to pray, especially in the morning, and I usually end the prayer with Lord, inspire the Pupils and Motivate the staff.

For the pupils, why do I ask for you to be inspired?

…to be inspired is great, but to inspire is incredible

This quote is taken from a site put together by Ian Cole. He also says: “To be inspired takes very little effort, it feels great, but to inspire is incredible and it shows strong leadership skills”.

It seems that in fact I was asking for two things, but initially I was focused on you feeling great; wanting you to be uplifted.

However, after reading the quote from Ian Cole, I am really hoping that each of you would want to inspire, which takes effort, but it will have a huge impact.

You don’t have to be a leader to inspire; you just have to be involved, giving of your best and living out the school moto- through enjoyment to excellence.