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III. Found to be Physically Defective 2
(a) No School pro tem—Supervision at home 2
— 2
IV. (a) Considered to be of normal intelligence and referred to
ordinary school 5
(b) Considered to be of normal intelligence, but special
observation required re conduct 3
(c) Referred to Child Guidance Clinic 2
— 10
V. Referred for re-examination 12
— 12
VI. Mental and physical examinations at St. Christopher's School 146
Grangewood Occupation Centre.
The Occupation Centre is under the control of the Mental
Deficiency Committee, and deals only with cases ineducable in a
Special School.
The Centre is open for five days a week from 9.30 a.m. to
3.30 p.m. and occupies rooms on the first floor of Grangewood
Museum. The special school which formerly occupied these rooms
removed to new premises at the old Rectory Manor School, Mitcharm
Road, towards the end of 1933. Younger children attend
daily mornings and afternoons (10 sessions) and the senior girls on
Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons from 2 to 4 p.m. (3 sessions).
Senior boys on Tuesday and Thursday from 2 to 3.30. The
premises are not very suitable, as there are insufficient rooms
available to allow of proper separation of the different grades of
children. The premises vacated by the special school have been occupied
by the Centre, by the permission of the Roads Committee, who
however, have only granted the lease for one year. The Mental
Deficiency Committee are considering the matter of alternative and
more suitable accommodation.
The Centre is divided into three classes for whom an individual
teacher is responsible.
The staff consists of a supervisor and three assistants. The
subjects taught to the Junior Class are, rhythmic movement
drill band, 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, and countrf dancing
are indulged in.