A facelift for Grade R Nceduluntu
March 21st was a public holiday for Human Rights
Day. With the school, nursery and Grade R closed, we decided to get the
volunteers together and give Grade R a face lift. Our tasks; some weeding,
paint the small house where we work and paint the back wall of the classroom.
The volunteers were on task from the word go and despite the
rather hot weather, they worked industriously throughout the day.
The weeding was completed in the first hour. Meanwhile, some of the volunteers had painted
the back wall white in readiness for a
mural. Throughout the day we then saw an
alphabet snake, a number tree and a rather cute pair of monkeys evolve on the
wall. We look forward to seeing the
children’s reaction when they see the scene.
The small wooden house where we work with the children had
been looking a bit drab as the weather had affected the original painting but a
very colourful facelift has created an amazing sight. The volunteers painted each panel during the
morning and then, once it was dry, they decorated it with an array of lines and
patterns. I think the photos speak for
themselves!
In all a fun and productive day. It’s amazing what a group of people can
achieve in a very short time. The
teamwork of the staff and volunteers is much appreciated. Working with children
is certainly a big part of volunteering on our projects but when the children
are on holidays there are still valuable ways we can contribute and today was
just on example of this.
Cheryl Martin
Project Manager
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