Mandela Day makeover transforms classrooms at Montrose Primary School
Businesses and non-profit organisations joined forces to renovate classrooms, repair facilities, and donate essential items during a Mandela Day initiative aimed at creating a better learning environment.
For Nelson Mandela Day, Montrose Primary School welcomed volunteers, businesses and non-profit organisations who spent 67 minutes giving back by improving the school’s learning spaces.
The initiative brought together LXX Sandhurst under The Cavaleros Group, its service providers, community organisations, parents, teachers and learners to refurbish Grade 6 and 7 classrooms and improve facilities across the school.
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Work carried out during the day included painting bookshelves, repairing doors and donating hygiene products for the girls’ toilets, while several organisations also handed out gifts to learners.
Teacher Teagan Craul said the day was about creating classrooms that inspire learning.
“Our goal today is to make sure that we are providing classrooms that are conducive to education and exciting for our Grade 7 learners, getting all the children enthusiastic about learning.”
Craul thanked the many organisations, parents, teachers and learners who volunteered their time.
“We are very lucky to be joined by some of our teachers, about 50 of our Grade 6 and 7 learners, their younger siblings and amazing parents. Thank you to everyone involved, our sponsors and our community for always making these things happen.”
Digital and marketing coordinator at LXX Sandhurst under The Cavaleros Group, Amanda Mzana, said the company wanted to extend its partnerships beyond shopping centre developments and into community upliftment.
“Together with The Cavaleros Group, we brought the service providers we work with to help build our shopping centres and invited them to help build our communities,” said Mzana.
“They painted bookshelves, repaired doors and donated hygiene products for the girls’ toilets so that the school becomes a more conducive space for learners to learn and thrive.”
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Founder of the Mphatlalatsane Foundation, Mphatli Kekana, said the organisation used Mandela Day to promote every child’s right to education.
“We are honoured to spend our 67 minutes at Montrose Primary School, restoring and supporting the right to education. We have contributed goody bags to inspire the learners and remind them that their dreams are valid,” said Kekana.
Founder of Play for a Purpose, Xanthe Kutama, said meaningful partnerships help create lasting change.
“Play for a Purpose uses play and partnerships to foster initiatives like today’s Mandela Day project. Through these acts of kindness, we create a lasting impact in the lives of young people who are the changemakers of tomorrow.”
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