Athlone School for the Blind Presentation

• 1. PRESENTATION TO THE ABSA BREAKFAST CLUB ATHLONE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND & BOARD OF MANAGEMENT

2. ATHLONE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND

• Founders Day 7 May 1926

• Rev William Blaxall, Advocate Robert Bowen and Mary Currey

• No school for blind in CapeTown

• First School opened 7 May 1927

• In Athlone named after the Earl of Athlone

3. ATHLONE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND

• The first group of 7 learners included Isaac Jacobs (age 20)

• He trained in the academic section and qualified as a piano tuner, became house-master at the school; became vice chair at the SA Nat Council for the Blind

4. ATHLONE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND

• Isaac Jacobs at the age of 80 was awarded posthumously the prestigious R W Bowen Meritorious Award for the Blind for his services to society

• Since 1927 there have been about 20 000 learners and it is anticipated that 50 000 learners will receive their education in the next few decades (now includes blind, visually handicapped, wheel-bound and multi-handicapped learners

5. A THLONESCHOOLfor theBLIND PROPOSED ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING PREMISES 6. E XISTING PREMISES AERIAL VIEW 7. S ITE ANALISYS 1.1 USAGE & CIRCULATION & LEGIBILITY

• EXISTING PREMISES

• Circulation chaotic due

• to improper direction

• Rented areas sprawled

• Entrance not elaborate

8. S ITE ANALISYS 1.2 INFRASTRUCTURE VARIOUS DILAPIDATED STRUCTURES 9. External works 1) Inelaborate Entrance; 2) Dilapidated walkways; 3) Barren Courtyards; 4) Misplaced playground; 5) Dilapidated water tank 1 2 3 2 4 5 10. Proposed Redevelopment MASTER PLAN

• SOLUTION

• clear and easily understandable floor plan created by zoning usage

• walkways introduced

• landscaping done

• entrance elaborated

• roadways modified to serve site better

• accommodation increased

• retirement home incorporated as source of income

• rented accommodation separated for security

11. Proposed Redevelopment MASSING MODEL COVERED POOL FLATS HOSTEL RETIREMENT VILLAGE WORKSHOPS ADMIN SCHOOL SCHOOL 12. Proposed Retirement Village Master plan 13. Proposed Dining/ Courtyard 3d Impressions 14. 3d Impressions Proposed Walkway /Courtyard 15. 3d Impressions Proposed Covered Pool 16. ATHLONE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND

• The School is supported by the Dept of Education

• The Board has undertaken the imitative to refurbish the school and hostels that will cost R100m

• In addition, the Board wants to provide social housing on land they own for professional blind and sighted persons

17. ATHLONE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND

• The Board has agreed to a dynamic fundraising campaign which looks to access about R40 m over the next three to four yearsmore of that later

• The current calendar has a prestigious Dinner Dance scheduled for the 7 may 2010

18. ATHLONE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND

• Formal Black and White with a superb buffet

• Dance Band by Elginairs and Cricket memorabilia

• Auction of a Cricket Bat signed by the current Protea Cricket team

• Poster signed by Sir Ian Botham, one of the cricket greats of our time

• Compere and Auctioneer is Jeremy Fredericks of MNet

19. ATHLONE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND

• ASFTB golf Day 27 September 2010

• Sale of Bath Salts in decorated containers (recycled articles)

• Artwork, T-shirts, Diaries etc

20. ATHLONE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND

• THANK YOU

• FOR

• YOUR

• SUPPORT

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