After 13 months of uncertainty about who would take over the school's reins, Victoria Primary School welcomed former teacher, Lindsay Abrahams as the new headmistress on 26 August . “Mrs A”, as she is known in the school, is passionate about education and admired by her colleagues for her honesty, integrity and dedication.
After 13 months of uncertainty about who would take over the school's reins, Victoria Primary School welcomed former teacher, Lindsay Abrahams as the new headmistress on 26 August . “Mrs A”, as she is known in the school, is passionate about education and admired by her colleagues for her honesty, integrity and dedication.
Speaking at a special assembly, chairman of the governing body Billy Morgan, paid tribute to her many qualities.
“She is suited to being the principal and we are very much looking forward to working with her,” Morgan said.
The children love her too. In her speech “Mrs A” took time to address the pupils. She said that although she is now the principal, she is still just "Mrs A" and her door will always be open to children, parents and staff.
“I will still become angry with you when you do things that VP girls are not supposed to do, but you can still come for a hug when you need one,” said Abrahams.
Her passion for education leads her to believe that if young children are encouraged to learn, develop a love of knowledge, and develop the skills necessary for living with the right attitudes and values, then they will make a success of life.
“This is a remarkable school with remarkable people and I am honoured to be the Principal,” she said. Speaking to Grocott’s Mail after the assembly, Abrahams said she had been teaching at VP since 1992, and her daughter, Kathryn, had been head girl there.
Not all her admirers realise that “Mrs A” was almost lost to the teaching profession. She has a law degree, and when she graduated from Pretoria University she briefly considered a career as an attorney. However, she decided to go back to her first love: the yearning to teach that had been in her blood since she was very young.
“I taught when I was five. When the children in my neighbourhood came over to play I would always be the teacher. I had a small blackboard in my garden where I would give lessons to my friends before school,” she said, and fortunately for the pupils at VP "Mrs A" is still around to manage the school's chalk boards.
