GlenBridge Special School
| Glenbridge Special School and Resource Centre | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
Diep River , , 7800 | |
| Coordinates | 34°02′02″S 18°27′54″E / 34.034°S 18.465°E / -34.034; 18.465 |
| Information | |
| Founded | 1957 |
| Status | open |
| School board | Western Cape Education Department |
| Principal | Denville Dawson |
| Grades | 1–12 |
| Language | English |
| Website | www.glenbridgeschool.co.za |
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
- Swimming
- Cricket
Winter
- Netball
- Soccer
References
- ^ "Glenbridge Special School and Resource Centre". Western Cape Government. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ^ Chantal, Marie. "Als Quereinsteigerin fühlte ich mich sofort integriert". Projects Abroad (in German). Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ^ "Group members". Autism South Africa. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ^ About Us, GlenBridge Special School. Retrieved 24 August 2014
- ^ Award for Special School Archived 6 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine, West Briton, 24 August 2014
- ^ Activitues, glenbridgeschool.co.za. Retrieved 25 August 2014
