Auntie Claire Gung Miss Claire Kleine-Gung departed from England on the Warwick Castle on the 3rd of January, 1951 bound for Tanganyika. Having arrived in Tanganyika, she obtained employment as a matron in a boys' boarding school in Lushoto. She eventually made her way to Uganda.

A true pioneer for pre-school learning, Miss Gung then opened her kindergarten as one of the first such schools in Uganda to children of all backgrounds who would affectionately called her 'Auntie Claire'. Creating such a broad-minded school was not a small feat as the country was still a Protectorate under British administration.

"Starting with a handful of children, she assiduously built it up until there were eventually 190 pupils. Many were the children of distinguished parents, including the Kabaka himself, government ministers, diplomats, and other leaders in public life. Only for relatively short periods did she have the valuable help 'of other pioneers as employed teachers, but nonetheless the children were always taught Bahá’í prayers, standards, and principles of character through her personal efforts." - Bahá’í World Vol#19 pg653