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Nation building project unites schools across the wealth divide on Heritage Day

Youth who attend schools from various ends of the wealth spectrum in Cape Town came together on Heritage Day (Saturday, 24 September) for an annual Derby Day event, hosted by our school. The event, now in its third year, saw 350 students in Grades 6, 7, and 8 from various socio-economic backgrounds, participate in fun, interactive bonding activities and cultural exchanges, including a gumboot dancing workshop, a potjiekos competition, art, and learning through playing indigenous games. The Derby Day forms part of the Simunye (we are one) project, which is a partnership between five schools in Cape Town that aims to nurture long-lasting relationships between South African youth from various ends of the wealth spectrum. The participating schools include Christel House SA, Die Duine Primary, Rondebosch Boys Prep, Mzamomtsha Primary and St Cyprians Girls School. The Derby Day event was the culmination of a series of events that took place throughout the year. The school exchange series saw students visit each other’s respective schools situated in Ottery, Lotus River, Rondebosch, Mfuleni and Vredehoek, to engage in fun and meaningful interactions. It also gave students the opportunity to get to know each other better and build closer bonds.