Golden Steps School Fete 2015

Golden Steps School

Golden Steps School provides training and education for Intellectually Challenged learners. The school is situated in the rural areas of Cottonlands, Verulam and provides education and training for 210 leaners with disabilities who are unable to derive benefit from the instruction provided at mainstream schools.

The majority of our learners have very poor speech and inadequate language communication skills. Many have no speech at all, suffer from epileptic seizures and have visual and hearing impairments, are hyperactive and have problems in fine and gross motor development. They lack the skills to cope with day-to-day living and many parents find it extremely difficult to cope with demand of the having a special needs learner. The school undoubtedly serves as a source of hope and comfort to those parents whose children attend the institution. Parent training, counselling, guidance and parent-teacher workshops form part of the school's ongoing commitment towards ensuring the holistic development of all it's learners.

The Department of Education's National Curriculum is adapted and differentiated to created the individualised learning programs fro each learner. In this way learners are exposed to a variety of learning outcomes and learning methods and thus enable them to progress at their own pace. the ultimate goal is to prepare leaners in the junior, inter-mediate, senior and pre-vocational phases to lead an independent life and become and responsible adults.

Learner's are given the opportunity to participate in a variety of extra-curricular activities such as sports, cultural and social events, educational excursions, gardening and concerts. the more senior leaners are exposed to workshop skills such as woodwork, metal work, cookery, needlework and motor care. Many businesses in Verulam have supported leaners by allowing them to come and train onsite. These activities provided much needed on-the-job experience for our learners.

The school continues to work towards realizing its vision by providing education of a specialized nature so as to allow all leaners to achieve his/her optimal potential. For the school to provide an environment that is conducive to teaching and learning much needed renovations is required to its infrastructure.

The school will be hosting a fete on the 31st of October 2015 at the Verulam Recreational Grounds in order to raise much needed funds for repairs to old corrugated roof irons, convert existing garages into classrooms and rehabilitate its sports-field.

The fete will start off will a fun run/walk followed by a fun filled day for the community with stalls, a car show, kiddies entertainment, sporting activities, live shows through out the day, and health clinics and lots of fun for the whole family. A variety of food stalls and lots of prizes to be won.

The car show has already attracted the likes of BMW, Hyundai , Ford and Suzuki. A number of bike clubs will also be in attendance. All this wonderful fun and entertainment will be broadcast live on Radio Lotus who have given their full support to the fete and the school.

ABI has supported our fete by sponsoring the stage for the live entertainment.

We are looking forward to an awesome day.

Should you wish to make a contribution to the fete or to the school or simply require further information, please contact 084 444 6281/078 693 7612 0r 072 893 8786.