The two Redeemer teams from New York worked really hard in the school. Emily Soong enjoyed a week  in  Grade 1, teaching and supporting children in their normal daily activities and a fortnight later Allie Abbott and Debbie  joined Grade … Continue reading →

On Wednesday 25th August children and staff from Lilyvale School visited Tala Game Reserve. We piled twenty-nine children, 3 staff and 2 volunteers into buses and headed off for a fun-packed day among the rhinos and warthogs! Sanele (aged was … Continue reading →

Sanele, a boy in Grade 1 was sent to the Grade 2 class today to ask for an Isi-Zulu dictionary as Miss Lise wanted to see how to say ‘grey hair.’ The children in Grade 2 were delighted when Sanele … Continue reading →

During a maths lesson, young Rowan who is eight went to his teacher  and asked “how am I supposed to get 6 from 5?” As a class children were working to calculate giving change from different amounts of money. His … Continue reading →

It was a bright, sunny, yet cold in Grade 2 and Kwanele greeted the PE teacher with a “Good afternoon” despite it still being the morning. When his teacher asked him why he’d said “Good Afternoon,” Kwanele replied it was … Continue reading →

Grade 1 celebrated Amahle’s 7th birthday today with chocolate cake and numerous renditions of “Happy Birthday.” Miss Lise once called Amahle “Princess!” and so Amahle arrived at school today with a crown and demanded that everyone address her as ‘Princess … Continue reading →