Residential Students’ Fun Day: Easter Egg Hunt

WRITTEN BY
BETHANY & TAWANA

Easter brings a sense of joy and excitement that makes it one of the most anticipated times of the year in Zimbabwe. One of the most loved traditions during Easter is the Easter egg hunt, a joyful activity that brings people of all ages together. We had a wonderful Easter celebration with our Residential A-Level students and we thought we’d tell you all about the day.

Carefully wrapped sweets and easter eggs were hidden all over the property to make the Easter egg hunt more than just a game. It became multiple moments of laughter, connection, and celebration. The joy of finding hidden sweets brought smiles to all the students’ faces. As soon as the Gappies announced “go,” the calm quickly turned into excitement as students scattered all around the boarding house—some to the gardens, some into house, while others took valuable time to strategize in teams. Team BIT Squared (Betty, Ingrid, Tapiwa, and Tino) nailed most of the clues with their impressive teamwork and well-thought-out strategies. The Gappies were busy running around with the GoPro, capturing pictures and videos of such rare moments.

Of course, none of this would have been possible without the appetizing  French toast prepared by Tapiwa, Lerato, Noku, Ngoni, and Keane, which sustained everyone until around 10 in the morning.

Right after the Easter egg hunt, prizes were awarded, to BIT Squared for their efforts. This motivated many students to do better in the next games, because who doesn’t like prizes?

Around 11, “Guess My Jam” started. Students submitted their songs anonymously to the Gappies, and the songs were played while participants guessed who had requested them. This was quite entertaining, as students used different strategies—some tried to analyze facial expressions when a song played, while others just went with the flow, all while enjoying the music. The winner in this category was Betty, closely followed by Ingrid, and she was awarded a power bank.

By around midday, we realised that our program was moving faster than expected. Luckily, the students began playing 30 Seconds, which kept everyone busy until 1pm while Bethany prepared lunch (hot dogs and drinks) and Tawana took pictures.

Lunch was served by the Gappies, and the students enjoyed a rare treat of refreshing fizzy drinks on a hot day. Many stories were exchanged while students digested their food. They played table tennis while waiting for Mrs A to supervise the swimming session. Freezits were served at just the right moment. If you’re not sure what a freezit is, it’s a flavoured frozen diluted syrup drink – much loved in Zimbabwe.

When Mrs A arrived, the students geared up for the pool. Meanwhile, Bethany and Tawana grilled the chicken. Swimming began and was quite engaging. Mrs A offered helpful tips on swimming and floating, along with her daughter, Phoebe who amazed everyone with her smooth swimming skills. Heinze, and Ingrid went to help with supper preparations. Swimming concluded at 5pm, and the students got ready for dinner as Mrs A went to collect the rest of the Albertyns.

Bezzel, Bethany, Tererai, Heinze, and Ingrid served supper which was rice, sauce and grilled chicken. Tawana, Rafiq, and Tapiwa prepared the dining table and served drinks. Dinner began at 6.15pm. A sense of family filled the room, another truly heart-warming moment.

Mr and Mrs A then awarded the SAASTA Physical and Life Sciences Olympiad participants. Special mention went to Ngoni for being the overall best in SADC for Physical Sciences. To add to the celebration, there was a birthday cake for Betty. “Happy Birthday” was sung in unison and the delicious cake shared. Lastly, it was time for a set of evening games.

Things kicked off with the unplanned unveiling of Ngoni’s prize, which was ‘wild’! It was an asus laptop that got everyone oohing and aahing . After more games; music and dance concluded the day and students finally went off to rest.

It was a busy, tiring, but truly eventful and memorable day!