The Waterford School: Educating Across Cultural Boundaries

The Waterford School: Educating Across Cultural Boundaries

What we can learn from the Waterford School of Swaziland -- founded nearly 50 years ago -- as a haven of multiracial/non-racial learning during the apartheid era.

During the apartheid era in South Africa, the Waterford School of Swaziland was considered a haven of multiracial education. Its student body included whites, blacks, Asians and others from more than 40 countries. Nelson Mandela's daughter attended, as did children of many senior anti-apartheid activists. We examine the school's unique history, and explore what it can teach us about education across cultural and class barriers.

Guests

Laurence Nodder

Headmaster, Waterford Kamhlaba School (Swaziland)

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