Figure 1.--Laerskool Witpoort is an Afrikaans speaking Christian primary school in Bronkhorstspruit, a small farming town, about 50-km east of Pretoria, Gauteng. In the school's website we read: "Here you can still have a barefoot childhood!" This can be be taken as allegorically reference to the traditional Christian values of a school that wants be "A rural school in the town". They also refers to the school's policy of encouraging the children to attend barefoot in the summertime.

Laerskool Witpoort is an Afrikaans-speaking Christian primary school in Bronkhorstspruit, a small farming town, about 50-km east of Pretoria, Gauteng. In the school's website we read: "Here you can still have a barefoot childhood!" This can be be taken as allegorically reference to the traditional Christian values of a school that wants be "A rural school in the town". They also refers to the school's policy of encouraging the children to attend barefoot in the summertime. Bare feet are not compulsory, but the school uniform recommends this. In winter the footwear is compulsory and the dress code simply says "Sneakers". With the summer uniform. The children can choose between "Black shoes with navy socks" and "Bare feet". It seems that most of the children choose bare feet as most comfortable. The school uniform is: Boys winter: navy tracksuit; navy polo shirt with badge; windbreaker and / or navy sweater; sneakers. Boys summer: grey shorts; navy polo shirt with badge; navy socks with yellow stripes and black shoes or bare feet. Girls winter: navy tracksuit; navy polo shirt with badge; windbreaker and / or navy sweater; sneakers. Girls summer: plaid culottes; navy polo shirt with badge; navy socks and black shoes or bare feet. An interesting aspect of this class photograph is that there are no black students in the class, even though Apartheid was inded in 1994. We are not entirely sure why, but believe that Afrikaans is the primary reason. Black parents do not want to send their children to an Afrikaans-speaking school. I think this is a state school and not a private school, although we are not sure. The Christian character of the school may also be a factor, especially if it is associated with the Afrikaanse Protestantse Kerk (Afrikaans Protestant Church--APK). Perhaps South African readers can tell us more about this.

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