An exercise which started with students of a National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) class of the New Comenius School in Georgetown designing decorative Easter eggs has led to benefits for the school after they impressed Manager of Milady’s House of Beauty, Ms. Colleen Reis, whose idea it was.Milady’s House of Fashion is located at 56 New Garden Street, Queenstown, a short distance away from the school.
Excited at the very prospect, the idea resonated powerfully with the Headmistress, Ms. Booker, and with the Grade VI students of New Comenius School. Within about four days, the students came up with a collection of colourful and attractively designed Easter eggs – a perfect display of their youthful creativity and ingenuity.

The eggs were so expertly designed that Mrs. Reis and the clients of Milady’s House of Fashion immediately cemented a greater good. The relationship with Milady’s started with some of the students who would occasionally visit the salon requesting water to drink.
The display of the Easter eggs lasted from March 21st to 26, and the exhibition was held under the theme: “Give them a Sense of Pride,” because, according to Mrs Reis, it was with a sense of pride that they undertook the task, and performed commendably.

Forty students were involved, and each designed one egg. And so, forty uniquely designed and attractive Easter eggs were displayed on the internal walls of the salon. On each egg, the student’s name was written.

Each client was allowed to select their favourite Easter egg creation off the wall. The clients were so impressed that they volunteered to give the students some form of incentive for their effort and willingness; and so, together with a personal contribution from Mrs. Reis, the children were rewarded in recognition of their creative and artistic abilities.

With the sum total of the money raised by the clients, gift items (water bottles, caps and umbrellas) were bought for the children – 25 girls and 15 boys. In addition, Mrs. Reis, with the consent of the head mistress of the school, donated four water dispensers along with four bottles of drinking water.

According to Mrs. Reis, she is so proud of the children that she has purposed in her heart that this could be but the beginning of greater things to come for them.