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Grangewood Uccupation Centre.
The Occupaion Centre is under the control of the Mental
Deficiency Committee, and deals only with cases ineducable in a
Special School. Miss Stupart, the organiser, has continued during
the year the new features introduced in 1929 with gratifying results.
The Sale of Work done by the pupils of the Centre revealed an
encouraging standard of attainment considering the handicaps under
which these unfortunate children labour.
The Centre is open for five days a week from 9.30 a.m. to
3.30 p.m. and occupies rooms on the ground floor of Grangewood
Museum, the special school occupying the floor above. Younger
children attend daily mornings and afternoons (10 sessions) and
the senior gills on Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons
from 2 to 3.30 (3 sessions). Senior boys on Tuesday and Thursday
from 2 to 3.30. The premises are not very suitable.
The staff consists of a supervisor and three assistants. The
subjects taught to the younger children are, rythmic movement,
drill baud, rhythmic singing games, singing, sense training
memory, colour, sound, numbers, elements of stitching and rug
making. As handicrafts are taught cork bead mat making, paper
winding, mats, raffia weaving, knitting, ravelling, wool sorting.
In addition balancing exercises, team games, country dancing are
indulged in.
The senior girls have instruction in hemstitching, English
embroidery, wool embroidery, knitting of babies' woollies, vests,
socks, making of plain frocks for children, overalls, plain sewing
of pillow slips, tea cloths. As handicraft work, papier mache bowls,
sea grass stools baskets, simple pewer work, are made. Country
dancing, drill and singing are also taught.
Hie senior boys learn basket making, making wool rugs, sea
grass stools, raffia a.nd cane work, papier mache bowls.
All grades have domestic duty in preparing meals, washing up,
polishing, etc.