Dear Parents and Friends,Compliments of the season to you and your families, and may this year be a story filled with love, laughter and God’s bountiful blessings. As 2026 begins, we expect that AI, global uncertainty and shorter attention spans will shape our future. In Zen Buddhism,shoshin means “beginner’s mind.” It is about approaching something […]

Dear Parents and Friends,The end of this term is upon us. And it has been a busy and productive period, with JHC expanding its activities in the Boarding House and in enrichment/co-curricular spheres. Thus, the holiday is a welldeserved reward for the ‘blood, sweat and tears’ expended by staff and students. This last week has […]

Dear Parents and Friends,In the olden times, seafarers or sailors used to greet each other with ‘ahoy’, but in modern times it is just ‘smooth sailing’ – a bid for a good journey. The Year 12s have completed their IGCSE examinations, and our students and budding scholars are currently taking their term one examinations.We wish […]

Dear Parents and Friends,I trust that you are well.We have noticed a disturbing trend regarding the JHC uniform items, which compels me to put matters in perspective. The JHC Uniform lists are provided to both day and boarding students, clearly stating on the third line that ‘Items marked with * are purchased from James Hope […]

Dear Parents and Friends,I trust that all is well as we venture into the midterm break dotted with public holidays. Last week Saturday, our chess team (junior and senior) participated in the AISEN Chess Tournament. Congratulations to Koby Ochi, Bryan Eben-Spiff, and Sasha Okosun, who secured fifth place out of sixteen schools in the junior […]

Dear Parents and Friends, I trust that you are well. This has been a productive term thus far, with heaps of activities. The athletics Interhouse event was good, with students, parents, and staff making the most of it last Saturday. To our parents, we say ‘THANK YOU’ for turning up and taking the lead in […]

Dear Parents and Friends, I hope that you are well and having a productive week. Firstly, we want to thank the parents who made the effort and time to attend the academic review (Years 7 and 8) on 14 February. These opportunities are valuable to parents, students, and the school as it provides insight and […]

Dear Parents and Friends, I trust that this newsletter finds you in good spirits. ‘Time flies’ is an idiom and the English translation of ‘Tempus fugit,’ coined by Virgil in the first century BC. He wrote ‘fugit inreparabile tempus’, which translates as ‘it escapes, irretrievable time’. That wasn’t very snappy, so it has become shortened […]

Dear Parents and Friends,I trust that this newsletter finds you in good spirits as we start the second half of this term. Generally, it is natural to be comfortable with a routine, but when change is required, we look at all the excuses not to disrupt those routines. An American entrepreneur, Jim Rohn, said, “If […]

Dear Parents and Friends,The half-term break is upon us, and if you are the parents of a student in residence/boarding, then I am sure that you are eager to have your treasures home, to hug them, and to find out how they are doing. This is a gentle reminder that College resumes on Monday, 28 […]