12 February 2021, Cape Town: As the Covid-19 pandemic continues across the globe, many have felt its devastating effects over the last year. In a bid to thank those who have risked their own lives to help others, the Wynberg Campus of Schools today decided to do something to show their appreciation to their own community health workers.
Staff of all four Campus schools (Wynberg Girls’ Junior, Wynberg Boys’ Junior, Wynberg Girls’ High and Wynberg Boys’ High) took to their grounds to create the biggest thank you they could think of.
Staff lined up, socially distanced, to create the word “Wynberg” and used their own pooled and recycled resources to form a large red cross and the words “Thank You” on WBJS’ sports field.
Courtney Wallace, of WBHS, wrote and read a poem titled “Heroes among us”. The moment was a chance to remember those within the school’s own community who have passed on over the last year, those who are currently ill and those whose lives have been negatively affected by the greater economic effects of the pandemic.
Recognising the value that healthcare workers have played across the country and closer to home in the Wynberg community specifically, the schools have decided to host a number of civvies days over the coming months, to encourage donations from the schools’ communities for the staff of Victoria Hospital in Wynberg.
“We are community-based schools, and service is one of our most important pillars. The medical fraternity have made countless sacrifices for others over the last year – saying a small thank you is the least we can do, on behalf of all our staff, learners and families,” said the Campus.
To download a copy of the poem, click here: Heroes among us by Courtney Wallace.
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