Claremont.

Date:
1959
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Claremont. Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

This film shows the work done at Claremont, the day school for children with cerebral palsy provided by the Bristol Educational Committee. A trip to the seaside and a Brownie meeting are shown as well as playing with children at the Junior school next door. 2 segments.

Publication/Creation

UK, 1959.

Physical description

1 encoded moving image (11.26 min.) : sound, color

Duration

00:11:26

Copyright note

City & County of Bristol, department of Public Health

Terms of use

Unrestricted
CC-BY-NC-ND

Language note

In English

Creator/production credits

Directed by Philip Wrestler, produced by Bristol Cine Society and produced for the United Bristols Hospitals and the South Western Regional Hospital Board.

Notes

This film was donated to Wellcome Trust by Scope.
The beginning of this film is damaged and so a few seconds of sound are lost.

Contents

Segment 1 Young children with cerebral palsy are seen at a clinic. They are shown going to Claremont, a day school for children with cerebral palsy in Bristol, at the start of the school day. The children are shown studying Maths and English, and using a variety of ways to communicate, including letter tiles, word stamps and an alphabet clock. The narrator explains that each child has to be taught in a different way particular to their needs. The children are also shown learning practical skills such as cooking, thereby helping them on their way to independence. A young girl is shown having speech therapy. Children are shown having physiotherapy. Time start: 00:00:00:00 Time end: 00:05:41:06 Length: 00:05:41:06
Segment 2 A physiotherapist is shown measuring a child for the right sized table and chair, and helping a boy ride a bicycle. The children are shown playing in the playground, and the narrator explains that many children had to be taught how to play, as they had never been able to do fun activities before. The children go on a trip to the seaside. The children are shown at lunchtime, eating, and then resting after lunch. One girl is a member of the Brownies, and she recites the Brownie promise. The children play with the children at the junior school next door. The narrator asks what will happen to the children when they leave Claremont and whether they will be able to find employers and friends. Time start: 00:05:41:06 Time end: 00:11:25:24 Length: 00:05:44:18

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