Cresta smiles upon Camphill

BABOKI KAYAWE
Staff Writer | Monday July 5, 2010 00:00

The hotel donated 766 pillows, 424 towels, 319 bed sheets, 34 throws and 119 mattress covers to the school, which houses 59 students.

The school, which opened its doors in 1974 with 20 students, offers hostel accommodation and education to pupils with disabilities.

Making the donation, Cresta Logde managing director, Jonathan Cox, said he was excited by the growth the school has experienced since its inception,  and that it offers a homely atmosphere in the hostels for small groups of children who are looked after by group mothers, housemothers and the school coordinator Betty Mpodi.

The school takes pupils from all over the country prior to assessment by social workers and it offers primary school subjects and at its core is life-skill trainings so that these pupils can exist independently as they learn to make their own beds, doing laundry and pottery.

Other co-curricula activities offered include sports, art, drama and modelling.

'I would like to congratulate all the staff for their continued hard work in the school,' Cox said.

After going through elementary primary education, the pupils pass on to Legodimo Trust also in Otse where they get to learn life-skills and training.

Commenting on Camphill's performance, Mpodi said though they face numerous challenges, chief amongst those being shortage of funds, she said the school is doing well as pupils show their abilities and some go through mainstream education.

'The school is doing very well,' she said.   

Citing some of the success stories that Rankoromane has achieved, she said it has produced a doctor, social worker and an HIV/AIDS counsellor.

Commenting on their training, Mpodi said they invest in teacher training in areas like curative care, which deals with improving the function and quality of life for persons with disabilities.

Currently, three teachers are studying special education in Zambia.