Our South Africa Education Journey

In 2005 we had the pleasure of visiting the city of Richards Bay, South Africa, a community located just west of Durban, near the Indian Ocean. We were guests of our friend Duduzile (Dudu) Cynthia Myeni who graciously arranged for us to visit various schools, public and private, during our stay. We came away from our two weeks journey highly impressed with the dedication of the educators to teach and inspire and the relentless enthusiasm of the students to learn despite limited resources. Here are a few photos from our memorable visit. ENJOY.

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Morning prayer
Morning prayer
Singing The Nation's Anthem
Singing The Nation's Anthem
Roll Call
Roll Call
Maxine Greeting The Students
Maxine Greeting The Students
Receiving Morning Instructions
Receiving Morning Instructions
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A visit with the Aids social worker
A visit with the Aids social worker
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Learning By The Light of Day
Learning By The Light of Day
Recess Entertainment
Recess Entertainment
Choir Rehearsal
Choir Rehearsal
Choir rehearsal
Choir rehearsal
A visit to Dudu's family
A visit to Dudu's family
Dudu's Nieces
Dudu's Nieces
Social Dance Class
Social Dance Class
Maxine swinging with students in social dance class
Maxine swinging with students in social dance class
The affable water bearers
The affable water bearers
On Punishment But Having Fun
On Punishment But Having Fun
Teacher
Teacher
Recess Fun
Recess Fun
Having Fun With New Friends
Having Fun With New Friends
Having Fun With New Friends
Having Fun With New Friends
Eugene meeting with new teachers
Eugene meeting with new teachers
Maxine hanging with her new friends
Maxine hanging with her new friends
Campus beautification project team
Campus beautification project team
Getting water from the well
Getting water from the well
Choir rehearsal
Choir rehearsal
Choir rehearsal
Choir rehearsal
Maxine meets new teacher friends
Maxine meets new teacher friends
Dudu & Maxine with school principal
Dudu & Maxine with school principal
Choir rehearsal
Choir rehearsal
Maxine learning a popular Zulu dance
Maxine learning a popular Zulu dance
View of the neighborhood
View of the neighborhood
Cattle crossing near the school
Cattle crossing near the school
Principal of one of South Africa's top Performing high schools
Principal of one of South Africa's top Performing high schools
This family hosted us for dinner
This family hosted us for dinner
This family hosted us for dinner
This family hosted us for dinner
We came to see the Black Americans
We came to see the Black Americans
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