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I can only emphasise once again that a large proportion of these children are
accommodated in what may be called open-air classrooms, these places numbering
approximately 10,000 out of 15,000.
Where the old factory type of school still remains classes out of doors are still
recommended and the fullest use is made of the playgrounds for class purposes.
School Journeys and Camps.—Educational excursions are arranged by most
of the junior and senior schools to places of interest in various parts of the Country.
Arrangements are also made for educational visits to certain local institutions and
buildings.
The school camps were again used for the health of your school children during
the year, and these, as you are aware, are now a permanent feature in Barking.
It was not possible to hold a full quota of week-end camps on account of the
Coronation Celebrations and the extended Whitsun Holiday. The thirteen camps
held, however, were attended by 871 children.
During the summer there was a fortnight's holiday camp for 72 girls and 72
boys, and the arrangements as usual were highly commendable. These organised
holiday camps are exceptionally well planned, and the forethought and energy of
those responsible for the amusement and entertainment of the children is to be noted.
Food was again supplied from the Municipal Kitchen for the fourteen days
summer camp, whilst for the week-end camps it was again provided by Mr. W. P.
Lucas, of Foxburrows, Chigwell Row, Essex. All the food was of a high standard.
(10) PHYSICAL TRAINING.
There are two organisers of physical training, one for boys and one for girls,
and they are responsible for the organisation and supervision of physical training
in your schools. Special attention is given to the arrangement of organised games,
such as netball and rounders, the teaching of swimming and national folk dancing.
Each year the organisers of physical training, Miss C. M. Hawkes and Mr. L. E.
Last, submit an annual report to the Local Education Authority through the
Director of Education, by whose courtesy I have received a copy of their Report
for 1937.