GlenBridge Special School explained

Glenbridge Special School and Resource Centre
Pushpin Map:Cape Town
Address:Diep River
Postcode:7800
Coordinates:-34.034°N 18.465°W
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Founded:1957
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Status:open
Schoolboard:Western Cape Education Department
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Principal:Denville Dawson
Grades:1–12
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GlenBridge Special School and Resource Centre is an English medium[1] Grade 1 – 12 public school in Cape Town, South Africa that offers remedial activities for children with intellectual impairments. Students here may have had accidents or they may have Foetal alcohol syndrome, Down syndrome or Williams syndrome in addition to other disabilities.[2] GlenBridge is a member of Autism South Africa, an organisation which aims to improve the lives of people with autism.[3]

History

The school started as a private initiative in 1957 at Galway Road, Heathfield. The school was intended for severely disabled children and it became part of the Western Cape Education Department in 1981 and ten years later it was the first special school to be racially integrated. The school continued to expand and in January 2009 the school was opened at its new premises in the former Monterey Montessori Pre-school building on the Main Road in Diep River.[4]

Academics

International exchange

Glenbridge took part in a teacher exchange with Longcause Community Special School in Plymouth, England in 2009. Each school prepared special books before the chosen teachers took the books to the twinned school to exchange the information.[5]

Sports

The following sports are offered to learners at Glenbridge Special School.[6]

Summer

Winter

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Glenbridge Special School and Resource Centre. Western Cape Government. 24 August 2014.
  2. Web site: Chantal. Marie. Als Quereinsteigerin fühlte ich mich sofort integriert. Projects Abroad. 24 August 2014. de.
  3. Web site: Group members. Autism South Africa. 24 August 2014.
  4. http://www.glenbridgeschool.co.za/content/about_us.htm About Us
  5. http://www.westbriton.co.uk/Award-special-school/story-11507730-detail/story.html Award for Special School
  6. http://www.glenbridgeschool.co.za/content/activities.htm Activitues