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ST. CHRISTOPHER' S SCHOOL FOR EDUCATIONALLY
SUB-NORMAL CHILDREN
Mr. Grice the Headmaster reports:-
Organisation
The past year saw a broadening of the curriculum by an extensive
programme of Educational Visits to all the London Museums, Art Galleries
and Historical Buildings, local works and factories, farms, etc. In
addition, the two Senior Classes paid a visit to Calais on Friday,
June 22nd.
Building Improvements
The provision of concrete edging around both playgrounds, and the
re-surfacing of the Junior Playground were completed and are a great
improvement.
Sport
(a) Swimming Certificates gained during 1962
Distance No. Obtained Boys Girls
20 Yards 13 7 6
50 Yards 10 5 5
100 Yards 3 3 -
(b) Cross Country
The School entered teams in the Croydon Schools and Youth Cross
Country Championships for the first time. In the latter, our first
man came In sixth out of over 100 entries.
(c) In addition to matches against local schools, the presentation
of trophies by various friends, has enabled us to hold Inter-House
Competitions for Football, Cricket, Netball, Rounders and Swimming
and these events are very keenly contested.
Art Competition
In an Art Competition organised by the National Society for Mentally
Hadicapped Children, and open to all E.S.N. Schools in Great Britain,
to choose 15 paintings for entry into an Exhibition In Australia in
connection with the Empire Games, Janet Reed of Class 1 was awarded
Second Prize and Henry Cooke, Class IV and Anthony Phillips, Class III,
had their paintings selected for inclusion In the Exhibition In Perth.
The Old Scholars Club
Help its Second Birthday Party on October 1st. We are extremely
grateful to the parents who Provided a birthday cake, refreshments and
prizes for competitions. The Club continues to flourish and is lnvaluable
as a means of keeping in contact with the pupils after leaving
school and also affording them the opportunity to obtain reassurance,
advice and encouragement during the difficult period of adjustment to
working conditions. The pleasing feature Is the fact that many are
proud to bring along and Introduce us to their boy or girl friends. I
an extremely grateful to the members of my staff who so willingly give
of theit spare time to this most important social work, and also to the
Education Committee for granting the Club free use of the school premises
for weekly meetings.