‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times’ – this quote from Charles Dickens’ book, A Tale of Two Cities is said to suggest an age of radical opposites taking place.
For some, turning 30 can be seen as a time of radical opposites taking place all in one go. One reflects on their life so far with both anxiety and calmness, a sense of accomplishment and failure. However, for Vuleka School which recently celebrated its 30th birthday through a very special founders day commemoration, there were no conflicting opposites to confuse them rather thoughts more focused on gratitude and to make sure they uphold their 30-year-old legacy.
The Randburg Sun spoke to the school’s executive head, Sanele Majola to find out what sets this school apart from others and how they hope to impact their community for the next 30 years to come. Majola said Vuleka started from humble beginnings with one school based at an Anglican Church as a project to help children of domestic workers as a way to give them a decent education.
“At this time a Sunday school class was being used to run classes for the children,” said Majola.
From then on a demand grew for the school which prompted them to grow and now they are proud to boast nine schools. The day’s celebration started off with a church service which was then followed by children showing off their talents from playing the marimba to ballroom dancing. “What this more special was that all our schools were under one roof, from the juniors and the high-schoolers all in one room and that was special to see.”
Celebrating this milestone is not just a once-off commemoration but a year-round observation that will see the school host various events for learners and parents alike. For Majola, being able to celebrate this achievement with the school is a humbling one. “When you think about the beginnings and now 30 years later you are a part the celebrations while you take into account the pioneers who started this all it just is humbling,”
Majola’s hopes for the coming years is to grow the brand as they have realised that as a school in the communities they serve to stick to their mission statement which is to provide good and affordable education.
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