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ST. CHRISTOPHER'S SPECIAL EDUCATIONALLY SUB-NORMAL
SCHOOL.
I am indebted to Mr. Ramsden, the Head Master, for the
following observations:—
Festival year of 1951 saw the school celebrate with its own project on Croydon. Each
class contributed to this project. In the various classes we covered the History. Industries,
Health Services, 999 Services, Homes, the Clothes we, Wear, Transport, the Toys we Play
With and Nursery Rhymes. Each child made a booklet for itself during the course of this
experiment. The whole was a great success and was shown to the parents on Open Day
in July. The Mayor and Mayoress of Croydon, the Chief Education Officer. H.M. Inspectors
and the local Inspectors, and friends from a fifty-mile radius visited the Exhibition. A film
was made of many of the activities, the outstanding of which was the making by Class 1
Boys of a Plaque of the Croydon Coat of Arms, and at the request of the Mayor this was
on view in the Mayor's Parlour.
In May. we were honoured in being selected by Mrs. Golden. H.M.I., to demonstrate
physical training and folk dancing to a week-end course of Surrey teachers.
A new venture of 1951 has been the acquisition of a printing machine, which enables
the boys to print school notices, etc.
Seven children took part in the Croydon Schools Sports for the first time: one boy
reaching the sixth place for Putting the Weight, achieving a distance of 25 feet 5 inches.
The annual outing to Littlehampton was again, thanks to the weather and the arduous
work put in by all the staff, a great success; 142 children with 26 staff taking part.
During the year, the Beddington Sewage Works, the South Kensington Museum, the
Oliver Typewriter works, the Parish Church, the Old Palace, and Bowatcrs were visited by
various classes.
The standard of health and cleanliness continues to improve in conjunction with the
academic and social training.
We look forward to the completion of our new extension early in the new year.
Number attending January 1st, 1951 200
,, ,, December 31st, 1951 202
,, referred to Public Elementary Schools 2
Number discharged:
(i) Ineducable and referred to Mental
Health Committee 2
(ii) Unfit to work ,, ,, ,, —
(iii) Fit to work ,, ,, ,, 10