GlenBridge Special School

Glenbridge Special School and Resource Centre
Address
Glenbridge Special School and Resource Centre
Diep River Cape Town, Cape Town 7800 South Africa
Coordinates	34°02′02″S 18°27′54″E / 34.034°S 18.465°E / -34.034; 18.465
Information
Founded	1957
Status	open
School board	Western Cape Education Department
Principal	Danie Thiart
Grades	1 - 12
Medium of language	English
Website	www.glenbridgeschool.co.za

GlenBridge Special School and Resource Centre is an English medium^[1] Grade 1 - 12 public school in Cape Town, South Africa that offers remedial activities for children with intellectual impairment. Students here may have suffered accidents or they may have Foetal alcohol syndrome, Down syndrome or Williams Syndrome in addition to other abilities.^[2] GlenBridge is a member of Autism South Africa, an organisation which aims to improve the lives of people with autism.^[3]

History

The school started as a private initiative in 1957 at Galway Road, Heathfield. The school was intended for severely handicapped children and it became part of the Western Cape Education Department in 1981 and ten years later it was the first special school to be racially integrated. The school continued to expand and in January 2009 the school was opened at its new premises in the former Monterey Montessori Pre-school building on the Main Road in Diep River.^[4]

Academics

International exchange

Glenbridge took part in a teacher exchange with Longcause Community Special School in Plymouth, England in 2009. Each school prepared special books before the chosen teachers took the books to the twinned school to exchange the information.^[5]

Sports

The following sports are offered to learners at Glenbridge Special School.^[6]

Summer

Swimming
Cricket

Winter

Netball
Soccer

References

↑ "Glenbridge Special School and Resource Centre". Western Cape Government. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
↑ Chantal, Marie. "Als Quereinsteigerin fühlte ich mich sofort integriert". Projects Abroad (in German). Retrieved 24 August 2014.
↑ "Group members". Autism South Africa. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
↑ About Us, GlenBridge Special School, retrieved 24 August 2014
↑ Award for Special School, West Briton, 24 August 2014
↑ Activitues, glenbridgeschool.co.za, retrieved 25 August 2014

Cape Town High Schools

Alternative schools	GlenBridge Special School Herzlia Schools Tafelberg School

Private schools	American International School of Cape Town Cannons Creek Independent School Cape Town French School Christel House South Africa Diocesan College German International School Cape Town Herschel Girls' School Mountain View Academy Parklands College Somerset College St. Cyprian's School St. George's Grammar School

Public schools	Alexander Sinton Secondary School Belgravia High School Belhar Secondary School Bellville High School Bergvliet High School Bosmansdam High School Bridgetown Secondary School Cape Town High School Chris Hani Secondary School D.F. Malan High School Eben Dönges High School Eersterivier Secondary School Fairbairn College Gardens Commercial High School Grove Primary School Harold Cressy High School Hottentots Holland High School Jan van Riebeeck High School Kayamandi Secondary School Labori High School La Rochelle Girls' High School Masiphumelele High School Milnerton High School Paarl Gimnasium Paarl Boys' High School Paul Roos Gymnasium Parel Vallei High School Pinelands High School Range High School Rhenish Girls' High School Rondebosch Boys' High School Rondebosch Boys' Preparatory School Rustenburg School for Girls Sea Point High School Sinenjongo High School Spine Road High School South African College High School Stellenbosch High School Strand High School Table View High School Trafalgar High School Westerford High School Windsor High School Wynberg Boys' High School Wynberg Girls' High School

Former schools	Ellerslie Girls' High School Tot Nut van het Algemeen

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