Our annual day school took place this year at our home venue of St George’s GS. Many grateful thanks are due to the school’s event organiser, Stephen Bornman and helpers for helping make this such a good day! The JM hall was transformed into an elegant dining room and the GB hall set-up with a small stage and lectern for the speakers, the sound equipment was ready and there was even a large heater to help warm the chilly hall.
The first speaker of the day was Professor Sakkie Cornelius.
Professor Sakkie Cornelius, of Stellenbosch University; Foreign Rulers on the Nile: Egypt under Hyksos occupation.
An interesting look at these ‘Asiatic’ people who governed part of Egypt for about 150 years until they were driven out of Egypt by Ahmose the Liberator and founder of the great 18th dynasty in c1359BCE. Professor Cornelius was able to share some new information with us about these enigmatic people.
At about 11.15am we enjoyed a short tea/coffee break with delicious biscuits and scones and cream! After which we returned to the hall for the next lecture.
Anlen Boshoff – The Kingdom of Kush. Anlen’s lecture was well received, with lots of new information and the wonderful visuals were greatly interesting.
At about 1pm we made our way to the ‘dining hall’, where, once all were settled, John Lombard saw to it that all ‘tables’ went to the buffet in an orderly manner, to get there lunch of roast beef, roast potatoes and vegetables – with sticky toffee pudding to follow.
After lunch we repaired once again to the GB hall for the last lecture of the day –
Listening intently – part of the audience at the Day School