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This visit was arranged through the School Journey
Association.
The curriculum of the children whilst away included
geography, history, art, literature and nature study. Many
educational visits were paid to places of interest in the island.
Ample time was also available for physical training and
sports.
Holiday Camps are greatly appreciated by the children.
Apart from the almost invariable improvement in health which
occurs, the change of environment is associated with considerable
educational value.
10. PHYSICAL TRAINING.
Physical exercises and organised games are carried out in
all the schools, the instruction being given by the class teachers
on the lines laid down in the syllabus issued by the Board of
Education.
Swimming instruction is given at the Wimbledon Corporation
Baths to children over ten years of age. The children attend
once a week and the instruction is given by the class teachers.
The cost of admission to the Baths is twopence for each child
and this is paid by the Education Committee. Under this
arrangement 17,688 attendances were made. Where swimming
is considered inadvisable for a child on medical grounds, such as
disease of the ears or heart, the Head Teacher is notified accordingly
by the School Medical Department.
11. PROVISION OF MEALS.
Meals are provided mid-day by the Education Committee
for the children attending the Special School. A good hot
lunch is served. The quality of the food is excellent and the
majority of the children remain for this meal.
No meals were provided during the year for children attending
the other schools. Eighteen children, however, on account
of malnutrition and ansemia received half a pint of milk daily in
school.
In the undermentioned schools arrangements have been
made through the Milk Publicity Council for children to be
supplied with milk each day.
Haydons Road (Girls and Infants).
St. Mary's B.C. (Mixed and Infants).
Dundonald Road (Boys, Girls and Infants).
Old Central (Mixed and Infants).
Queen's Road (Boys, Girls and Infants).
Effra Road (Girls and Infants).
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