 Another supported community project was the Blouvlei Nursery School, which was built by Dora Tamana, Jean Bernadt and Margaret Molteno of the Athlone Committee, under Mrs Tamana's direction, and opened in May 1955.Unusually for South Africa at the time, Maynardville had also been preserved as "Open to All" and free from segregation.This was one reason why the venue was chosen.