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news HILLCREST GOES HI-TECH “Quality and service aren’t expensive, they’re priceless.” These They were particularly excited about the wall plates: “The use of Kramer words are quoted by Steve Maree, and are truly endorsed by Wall Plates in all venues has added a new dimension to the level of quality and efficiency that Hillcrest Primary School strives for.” Hillcrest Primary School. Hillcrest Primary School in KZN is embracing the use of cutting edge For his part, Steve was equally happy about the working relationship: technology in the classroom. This is to ensure that educators have the “It’s a pleasure dealing with the staff at Hillcrest Primary, as they are wellorganised and accommodating, which makes the installation team’s task latest hi-tech tools available for delivering excellent lessons. more enjoyable.” Tammy Tanner and Lynne Bolzli, who head up the school’s IT & AV Departments, facilitated Hillcrest Primary School’s initiative to upgrade all classrooms to enable multimedia lessons. Hillcrest Primary School has a fibre optic backbone in place, and teachers can connect to the local network and internet via their laptops. Thanks to Steve Maree’s ongoing work, teachers can also use their laptops in the classroom to project data (AVs, documents, worksheets etc.) onto screens. The school has been working with Steve, of Natal Video, sin