Women's Day was celebrated in style at St Anne's College with a full programme to entertain the girls, their teachers and parents.
The day kicked off with an uplifting performance from award winning South African artist, Daniel Baron. He had the girls on the feet clapping, dancing and singing along to his latest releases.
Although Hilton experienced a misty, wet and cold day, spirits couldn't be dampened and the girls kept busy with activities such as inter-house public speaking, quiz and art in action.
The Michaelhouse Marimba Band performed over lunch and later the houses & staff competed in the annual cooking competition – this year's challenge was to create a potjie dish that warmed around 500 tummies in the early evening.
The day concluded with a fantastic drama production, The List. This masterfully-crafted solo play by Jennifer Tremblay, winner of three prestigious Canadian awards and directed by Leila Henriques stars Susan Danford.
As part of an initiative to honour women for our Cultural Day / Women's Day celebrations on 9th August, Form 5 Art girls from St Anne's College were each given a famous woman to research. Each student had to produce a portrait that included symbolic images highlighting their subject's unique contribution. Collectively these portraits were presented in the form of a circle to represent unity and friendship among women. The women studied included: Amina Cachalia, Fatima Meer, Ela Ghandi, Helen Zille, Nadine Gordimer, Helen Suzman, Lilian Ngoyi, Frene Ginwala and Miriam Makeba.