Curro regularly looks for ways to do things differently, keeping things fresh and changing the school experience for their learners.

A matric yearbook has been a staple in schools all across the country for decades. To turn this concept on its head and do something a bit more interesting, Curro Krugersdorp recently participated in the nationwide Curro matric box project, where memories from learners from various Curro schools were placed in a box instead of the usual yearbook, which they call the ‘Down the Rabbit Hole’ box because it represents “… a magical journey filled with discovery and possibilities”.

Nine boxes were sent out to different Curro schools. The box Curro Krugersdorp received started its journey at Curro Aurora in Randburg, was passed on to Curro Academy Clayville in Olifantsfontein, then to Curro Hazeldean in Pretoria East and Curro Helderwyk in Brakpan, then finally it arrived at Curro Krugersdorp’s doorstep.

Inside their box the Curro Krugersdorp matrix found Polaroid cameras, film, blank sheets of paper and colourful stationery. They took numerous photos in the school, wrote down memories and created scrapbook-like pages for entry into Curro’s digital yearbook. Learners then wrote a message on a postcard and sent it and the box off to the next school in the line. Each school would finally have their own chapter in the nationwide yearbook.

“Matric is such a special year,” said Curro’s Corporate Services Executive, Marí Lategan.

“It’s the final one in the school career, and we want to help our learners to acknowledge and enjoy that. It’s especially tough during the pandemic, but we think this project is a lovely way of keeping connected, not just among the matric learners here, but those throughout the country”.

Later in the year, nine schools will each receive a Polaroid Instax camera.

It’s a lovely way to help our matric learners create a memento of this period in their lives, and we hope it will be something they’ll treasure forever,” Marí said.