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The Hierarchy Of Needs

Merchiston Preparatory SchoolRef: https://www.merchiston.co.za/the-hierarchy-of-needs/

Official source

Source domain: merchiston.co.za

Collected on 30 July 2026

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What this means

This document is a newsletter-style message from the Headmaster’s Desk of Merchiston Preparatory School. Dated 16 July 2020, it reports the return of Grade R, Grade 3, and some Grade RRR boys, and states that the rest of the boys will return the following week. It also references Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, explaining that people are motivated to fulfil basic needs before progressing to higher-level needs.

Facts

Places

KwaZulu-Natal, Msunduzi Local Municipality

Reference

https://www.merchiston.co.za/the-hierarchy-of-needs/

Key Takeaways

  • Merchiston Preparatory School
  • Headmaster’s Desk newsletter message
  • Date: 16 July 2020
  • Welcomed back: Grade R, Grade 3, and some Grade RRR boys
  • Next week: rest of the boys back to school
  • Subject: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs (introduced in 1943 paper 'A Theory of Human Motivation')
  • Location/address: 324 Bulwer Street, Pietermaritzburg, 3201
  • Merchiston Preparatory School
  • Headmaster (author not named)
  • Maslow
  • Maslow’s 1943 paper 'A Theory of Human Motivation'

Dates

Closing Date

16 July 2020