A Special Thanks
In 2004, the school was fortunate to have Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso visit; they were touched by the life at the centre and asked the teachers about the children’s needs. At this time the centre was not physically accessible for many of the students and the dormitories were not conducive for a child to live in. Their visit was followed by support from the British Red Cross who installed ceilings in the dormitories and connected the centre to town water. Later, the Princes formed their own charity organisation called Sentebale. The centre became a beneficiary of Sentebale’s support. In 2008 Sentebale built bathrooms in the dormitories, refurbished classrooms and constructed ramps to make the centre accessible to those with a physical disabilities. Prince Seeiso also donated a dairy cow to help supplement the children's nutrition. In 2014, Sentebale supported the building of a new dormitory block for our female students to enable more privacy and an age appropriate grouping of our students.
“Thank you for the happy memories. It has been 6 years since the soldiers and I were here building. The place still looks amazing and I can’t tell you how much it means to see all the children so happy. The buildings are looking good and the vegetables are growing BIG! Thank you for looking after the place! ”
Partners
As well as the Nelson family, Van Loenhout family, Janet Smart, WASCO Lesotho, Petroleum Fund Lesotho, The Ministry of Health &The Ministry of Social Development
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Our Past Volunteers
The centre has had four volunteers to assist with the improvement of the teaching and learning processes. Three of them have been American Peace Corps Volunteers in 2004, 2009 and 2012 respectively. Two of them were special education teachers that contributed to the design of our basic curriculum and the use of Individual Educational Plans (IEPs), as well as providing in-house training workshops for the teachers. In 2012, another volunteer arrived from Australian Volunteer International who was a Speech Pathologist. This volunteer introduced the use of communication devices as well as trained the teachers on how to assess the student's communication skills and development. She also helped review our Individual Educational Plans (IEPs) and the student pre-assessment forms, as well as the implementation of the school's new graduation policy. While the school has benefited significantly from the work of these volunteers there still remains a huge gap in the skills required by our staff to provide quality education for our students.
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“It’s great to see all of the good work you are doing here and how the school has evolved over the year. Keep it up and God bless”