Pridwin Preparatory School learners participated in various acts of service for 67 minutes or more on Nelson Mandela Day.
Every Grade 0 learner donated nappies and pre-loved toys to support the Princess Alice Adoption Home in Westcliff.
After collecting recycled stationery from home, the Grade 1 boys spent time collaborating while sorting the stationery and filling pencil cases, which will be shared with a nursery school in Orange Farm.
The Grade 2 boys were delighted to be involved in a productive morning making sandwiches for the less fortunate.
The Grade 3 boys made toiletry bags for the St Vincent School for the Deaf, while Grade 4 learners participated in a potjie day for staff members to thank them for the services they offer the school on a daily basis.
Grade 5 boys participated in the annual CEO Sleepout, sleeping on cardboard boxes for the night in order to understand how the less fortunate sleep every night. The school partnered with BanaBlankets to collect 235 blankets for the community.
Grade 6s busked at Rosebank Mall where they raised R2 500 for charity, while Grade 7s were the cleaning staff for the day at Pridwin Prep.
Marketing manager at Pridwin Prep Demi-Rae Le Roux said, “This opportunity to give back to the community gave our boys an understanding of how with great privilege comes great responsibility.”
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