Jan 13 2009

The piper leads the way

Bradley started Grade 0 today, and there was a school assembly this morning which all the parents were invited to, which was followed by a champagne breakfast under the trees. And of course, I went with my trusty camera

A sea of boater hats and caps at assembly

One of the traditions at the school is called the “Short Walk”. The whole school forms 2 parallel lines through the grounds of the school leading to the Senior Primary classrooms. The Grade 4′s (who are now leaving Junior Primary), turn their blazers inside out; the girls put their boater hats under their arms and bash them, and the boys turns their caps inside out. They are then led through the pathways by a bagpiper to their new classrooms.

It was such a special thing to watch!

The bagpiper

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acidicice (22 comments.) - January 16, 2009 - 11:12 am

Wow! They really did make a fuss! Wonderful!

Corey (307 comments.) - January 15, 2009 - 7:45 pm

WOW! we don’t have anything as cool as that here. I love traditions like that. wonderful!

Hayley (15 comments.) - January 15, 2009 - 1:13 pm

okay I got goosebumps and i wasnt even there.
Which school is this by the way?

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The Jackson Files (16 comments.) - January 14, 2009 - 9:09 pm

Amazing pics. I love the hats.

killlashandra (66 comments.) - January 14, 2009 - 8:13 pm

Look at all those wonderful hats in that first show. And than bagpipes too! Definitely sounds like a wonderful event for the kids. The b/w shots totally fit with the event too.

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Ordinarylife (9 comments.) - January 14, 2009 - 4:16 pm

I love the second photo! The little girl looks so happy and proud.

Spoiled Mommy (15 comments.) - January 14, 2009 - 3:58 pm

WOW-I love this!!
Where is this at?? It reminds me of the cartoon Madeline, so cute!!

Great pictures!!!

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marcelle (53 comments.) - January 14, 2009 - 9:52 am

What an awesome traditional South African school you are sending your son to.
Here in Germany they dont have school uniforms and everyone looks so sloppy – nothing like a neat school uniform with years of tradition.
Thanks for sharing.
I went to a convent school so know all about tradition – uniforms, blazers and those dreaded hats!! In high school its just was not cool to be seen wearing those hats….hehe

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Janet B - January 14, 2009 - 7:45 am

Oh wow! You must tell me what school he goes to. The blazers look like CBC blazers! Good traditions and great that the children have them. Seems a modern thing to ignore, but I think its important.