​A little peep into school days in Trinidad, 32 years ago

My Sheppard aunts, sisters Jessie Brash and Ida de Sousa ran a school at 38 O’Connor Street, Port of Spain, where they lived. This little clip captures a nostalgic glimpse of school days back then. It was Friday morning 10 February 1989, the Friday after Carnival. Auntie Ida loved children. When this was filmed, she had been widowed for almost 16 years, and was already 75 years old, mother of 3, grandmother of 5 and great-grandmother of 11. She herself was the fourth child in a family of 12 children! Her older sister Jessie was a pianist and taught the children all kinds of songs - music was always a big part of school life there. The desks, blackboard with arithmetic, copy books, plastic lunch boxes and teacher keeping order say it all. I’m sure the kids in this little video have happy memories of their early school days with Auntie Ida and Auntie Jessie. (Source:  Virtual Museum of T&T Aug 8, 2021)