The Red Cross Children’s Hospital Primary School
Overview
Introduction to the Red Cross Primary School
The Red Cross Children’s Hospital Primary School and the Therapeutic Learning Centre (TLC) based at the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department is registered with the Western Cape Department of Education as a Special Needs School and is also governed by a School Governing Body.
The school caters for patients admitted to the Hospital for any length of time irrespective of their physical and emotional difficulty and follows the National CAPS (Curriculum Assessment Policy Statements) curriculum, but adapts it where necessary to meet the needs of the individual.
Red Cross Hospital Primary School aims to provide the patients with the best possible educational opportunities to empower the children with the skills and knowledge to be able to be reintegrated back into their “home” school.
Each learner is assessed according to his/her ability and the school provides a very nurturing atmosphere for all learners/patients.
The admission into hospital might be the first time the child has been exposed to any schooling. This creates an opportunity to foster a culture of learning in a stress free environment.