I have been meaning to report on this for some time now. Last month, thanks in part to the DRF, Katie and I spent the weekend repainting chalkboards at Siyanda Primary School in Isandlwana. Katie arranged for a number of learners from her girls leadership club to come in one Saturday morning. Drawing on my experience painting houses in Pittsburgh during the summers in years past, I directed the kids in the mantra that makes East End Painting Co one of the best: Prep-Prime-Paint! Whereas many chalkboards you may be familiar with are made of black slate, the variety most often found in the schools here is thin board with a couple layers of chalkboard paint. The learners showed their ingenuity by using rulers and old scissors to scrape the boards of their previous coats while others used steel wool to leave a smooth finish. After that a good layer of primer went down (in this case it was pink). The next day we returned to add the first layer of green chalkboard paint followed by a final layer on the third day. In total we were able to finish 4 of the worst chalkboards and the response from the teachers has been so positive we may have the learners return to do more!
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