Much of Sandycroft is still recognisable today and is now known as the Dalat International School.
I’ve spent many years in Vietnam. The idea of a school in Penang having a Vietnamese name intrigued me, which lead me to this fascinating history:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dala...ational_School
http://www.dalat.org/web/da-school-history/
As conflict began to grow in the region around Dalat School, missionaries who worked in neighboring countries questioned the wisdom of sending their children to Dalat. Was it safe? Then on Friday afternoon, April 16, 1965, the US. Embassy in Saigon notified the school that it could no longer guarantee its safety. Dalat was given 48 hours to pack up and leave.
It was Easter weekend. The school choir sang its cantata as planned on Sunday morning, but the rest of the time was spent sorting, packing, and crating. The librarian was allowed to choose 100 books. All file cabinets had slat crates build around them. The children’s bicycles and pets were left behind.
On Monday, four C-123 U.S. military planes safely transported the entire student body with its 11 tons of belongings to Bangkok, Thailand.
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