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School to an allotted part of the open-air site is one which
in the light of experience gained we view with favour.
Dull or Backward Children.
All that has been said of the mentally defective child
applies with even more force to the merely dull or backward
child, who naturally will respond more quickly than the
mentally defective, and receive greater educational profit
from open-air methods. The possibility of establishing
classes for such children on the Dudden Hill or other openair
site is a matter which the Committee should bear in mind.
Conclusion.
In all that we saw we were particularly struck by the
enthusiasm of those engaged in the work and the good
work which is being done throughout the country in the
cure and prevention of disease and the education of delicate
children. Everywhere we receive testimony as to the value
of the educational and health processes at work in connection
with the open-air schools we visited, and we feel that
the establishment of a school of this character in our midst
will be in the highest interests of health and education
generally, and of the cripple and delicate children in the district
in particular. At the present time no facilities exist
for the education of many of these children in Willesden,
and they are thus deprived of those educational advantages
which are especially necessary to them.
We recommend—
(1) That the plan as submitted be approved.
(2) That the plan be forwarded to the Board for approval,
together with the report now presented.
(3) That upon the approval of the plans by the Board of
Education, the Architect be instructed to prepare