Leading Cape Town educator, Gavin Keller, who specialises in 'brain-based education', was recently in Johannesburg for a lightning series of seminars and talks dealing with the full gamut of educational issues. In total, some 1500 people participated including principals, teachers and parents at the Sydenham Community Centre. Almost all Jewish Day Schools were represented as well as many non-Jewish schools. Keller was hailed by all as a 'breath of fresh air, creative, inno- vative, invigorating and exhilarating.' Rochel Goldman, Women of the World (WoW) Chairperson who brought Gavin to Johannesburg was ecstatic about how well-received his presen- tations were by all who attended. Here was a principal with personality - and a sense of humour and so enthusiastic about his job that it was positively infectious, she said.

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GAVIN KELLER WOWS JOHANNESBURG

NURTURING THE NURTURERS  •  PATRONS OF EDUCATION  •  PROMOTING A POSITIVE SOUTH AFRICA

Gavin is Principal of Sun Valley Primary School since 1993. He is passionate about education and firmly believes that if the first few years at school are dynamic-a child will develop all the necessary skills, concepts, attitudes and values, necessary for success in life. Success, he believes, is dependent on having a good self-value, being in a learning organisation where there are high expectations, and being given the skills to cope effectively with what the world demands. Therefore, it is the school's role to develop a good self-value in each child, to set high but realistic expectations and to predict what the world will demand by the time the learners reach graduation.

He is currently the CEO of Silvermine Academy, an association incorporated under Section 21 which serves as "The Business Behind Public Education".  Mr Keller is the past President of the Western Cape chapter of the South African Principals' Association (SAPA) and served as the National Executive of this Association. According to Keller, School is about making memories! We have 13 years from Grade R to Grade 12 (a mere 13 000 hours) to offer them the best possible education, but more than that-we have 13 years to generate memories that learning is fun and that school is a good place to be.