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9. Open-Air Education.
(a) Playground Classes.
In a few cases playground classes continue to be held
occasionally.
(b) School Camps.
The Education Committee sent 181 scholars to the East
Cowes Holiday Camp during the year 1934, and in addition the
following- School Journeys were undertaken :—
Brampton Senior Girls 31
Plashet Senior Boys 50
Total 81
(c) Open-Air Classrooms in Public Elementary Schools.
There are four open-air classrooms at the Brampton School
and one at Castle Street School, and the benefit derived is very
definitely reflected in the increased brightness and vivacity of the
scholars attending these classes.
(d) Open-Air Day Schools.
There are unfortunately no open-air schools in the Borough.
(e) Residential Open-Air Schools.
There are no such schools under the direct control of the
Local Education Authority; the Committee, however, have continued
to send a certain number of children, for whom such treatment
would be beneficial, to the Ogilvie School of Recovery at
Clacton-on-Sea.
Arrangements have also been made for the admission of
children to the Russell-Cotes School of Recovery at Parkstone,
St. Dominic's School of Recovery at Godalming, St. Patrick's
Open Air School at Hayling, St. Mary's School of Recovery at
Dover, and to the Institutions of the Invalid Children's Aid
Association. The accompanying table gives particulars in connection
with these children.
The difficulty of providing satisfactory treatment for delicate,
malnourished, debilitated and physically defective children, who in