The Oasis Centre was a very inspiring place
for children with a variety of disabilities and it was heart-warming to see
them being provided with schooling along with life skills which included the growing
of vegetables both organically and hydroponically, the running of a bakery, doing
sewing, and the making of compost. Teachers are being paid R1 500 per month to
work there but their dedication and adherence to appropriate programmes for
children with special needs was evident. The oldest adult was 49 years of age
and he was still being taught literacy and numeracy.
Thara tested 5 delightful young people and
we enjoyed their participation and humour very much. The founder of this
particular centre (there are many Oasis centres throughout the country), Mrs
Marina Johannesen, paid us a visit and she was very proud to show me around her
really impressive centre.
The afternoon was spent writing reports and
blogs with the rumble of thunder in the distance which has resulted in a small
storm. Thara will be writing her reports until late into the night while the
boys psyche themselves up for the continuation of the Cycle Tour early tomorrow
morning (hopefully not in the rain). Thara brought breyani with her on the plane
(what else?) and we enjoyed every mouthful together before our brief separation
from tomorrow until Thursday evening. Shaun is really looking forward to seeing
Leigh and Nic on Thursday. They will be arriving on Wednesday, staying with us
for one night and then driving through to Pofadder.
Thank you today to Mrs Johannesen and Mrs Barends
the principal of Oasis for accommodating us at their centre to do our
assessments.
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