Ron Smith holds School Days Tea

Rand Aid staff members Bianca Richards, Lee-Ann Ramathibela and Hilda Mabaso (back) with Josephine Kew and Ann Brokensha.

To mark Youth Day, the residents of Rand Aid’s care centre took the time to remember their own school days.

With many residents having left school over 60 years ago, they had to delve deep into their memories to recall their days of blackboards, chalk and inkwells.

Held on June 15, the School Days Tea saw residents and staff borrowing school uniforms from their families, whilst others used what they could find to recreate their school attire.

A lovely tea, which included sandwiches, sausage rolls and home-made cupcakes, was enjoyed by all. Resident Joy Smith, announced:  “This is certainly a lot nicer than the school lunches we used to have!”

Mariana Duvenage and Louise Newman remember their school days over a cup of tea.

Jethro Blair joins his grandmother, Phyllis Blair, for tea.

Enjoying the tea and home-made goodies is Elizabeth Andrews who is from Recuperative Care.

Beulah Leor-Lever, Eunice Sibeni and Rosina Pretorius.

Hilary Kirkby, Debbie Christen, Tanya Switala, Salina Mtshali, Suzie Webber, Lee-Ann Ramathibela, Marisa Sabato and Bianca Richards.

 Jane Hart-Davies and Irene Ndou.