Glisson The School Guy

19/10/2026

17/10/2026

Not chasing youth… just enjoying the view from this age. Some things really do get better with time. 💦☀️

12/10/2026

🎓🔥 THE FINAL PUSH 2026 | TWO MORE SCHOOLS, HUNDREDS OF DREAMS! 🇿🇦❤️

Our Matric Readiness Motivation blitz continues! This time, I had the privilege of spending time with the Class of 2026 at Lenasia South Secondary School and Willowmead Secondary School.

What an honour to encourage these incredible young people as they prepare for their final examinations! 🙌🏽

We spoke about the pressures they carry, the fears they face and the importance of believing in themselves, even when the road ahead feels overwhelming.

🎒 My message to them: Your circumstances don’t define your future. Your marks don’t determine your worth. And you don’t have to carry life’s pressures alone!

❤️ Now I want to challenge every South African!

Let’s get behind our matriculants this exam season. Parents, teachers, neighbours, churches, businesses and communities — let’s encourage them, pray for them, give them space to study and remind them that we believe in them.

Sometimes, a simple “You’ve got this!” can mean more than we realise.

To the Class of 2026, I wish you every success! May your hard work bear fruit, may you find strength when things get tough, and may you never stop believing in the future ahead of you.

PROTECT YOUR LIGHT. KEEP THE FAITH. FINISH STRONG! 🎓🔥

10/10/2026

🇿🇦 A small country at the southern tip of Africa, yet blessed with extraordinary people who have changed the world.

As the African proverb says, “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” ❤️

We are a blessed, peace-loving nation with a great responsibility to the generations coming after us.

May South Africa always rise together! 🇿🇦❤️

09/10/2026

What’s a beautiful tribute to the team from Eldorado park. They have been around for the longest of time. Love you guys always. ❤️🇿🇦🎈

08/10/2026

🎓🔥 THE FINAL PUSH 2026 | CLASS OF 2026

And we’re off! 🚀 Our first Matric Readiness Motivation session kicked off at Thamsanqa Secondary School!

As I blitz through the high schools we serve through the Metro World Child programme, encouraging our matriculants ahead of their final exams, today I walked away encouraged myself! ❤️

I was especially moved by the school’s “Captain”, the head teacher for the matric class. Watching this man pour his heart and soul into his learners, seeing his passion and how fiercely he believes in every one of them, reminded me that behind every successful learner is often a teacher who refused to give up on them. 🙌🏽

To the Class of 2026, you’ve come too far to give up now. The pressure may be real, but so is your potential!

And remember something I shared today: PROTECT YOUR LIGHT! 🕯️✨ Don’t allow fear, pressure, distractions or anyone else’s negativity to dim what is inside you.

To the Captain and every teacher carrying our matriculants through this final stretch — THANK YOU! ❤️

5–10 Minutes. One Message. FINISH STRONG! 💪🏽

02/10/2026

Throwback to 2019… when the first seed was planted. 🌱❤️

We gathered almost overnight to run a programme alongside the Yellow Ribbon Foundation in Eldos. I remember calling a friend and the response was simply:

“I got you. My friends will pull up.”

And they did. 🙌🏽

No big strategy. No perfect plan. Just ordinary people willing to show up for kids.

Looking back now, it’s amazing how some of the biggest chapters of our lives can start with something so small.

To everyone in this picture… I wonder where life has taken you all these years later? I hope you’re doing well, still dreaming, still growing and still making your mark. ❤️

Sometimes you don’t realise you’re planting a seed until years later when you look back and see what grew from it.

– Glisson, The School Guy

27/09/2026