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The Hospital School
The overall care of children and adolescents with cancer includes far more than just tests, treatments and clinic appointments. We are very conscious of the need to consider all aspects of care and minimize the inevitable disruption to the usual lifestyle of the patient and the family.
The aim of the Hospital School is to provide an education service for Kindergarten to Year 12 students and thereby contribute towards the well-being and recovery of the student. Hospital School not only assists the student to maintain and sometimes improve his/her scholastic standing but also provides a vital link to normal life. Recreational and occupational activities can also be offered as needed. Students in years K - 12 are taught in the classroom or, if necessary, in the ward. The school is staffed by two Primary School teachers and one Higher School teacher.
Because of the therapeutic value of moving the patient out of the ward and into a new environment, students are encouraged to attend school in the classroom. It must be recognised, however, that for a number of patients this may not be possible. Those students who are confined to bed or who are not allowed to leave the ward are given individual teaching/learning activities.
The classroom program, of necessity, is flexible, SESSIONS ARE FROM 9.15 - 11.30AM AND 1.00-3.00PM. Students may come and go from the classroom as they are needed for treatment and tests. Teachers make every effort to cover as much as possible of the school curriculum in the time that is available. As time is the determining factor, the basic subjects receive priority.
When students are admitted for long periods, close liaison with the home school is advisable; links are established by telephone and fax. Students attending hospital regularly are encouraged to bring school work from their home schools, which the hospital school teacher will help supervise. When it is not possible to obtain work from home schools the hospital teachers follow the Department of School Education curricula. Remedial work can be provided as students' programs are individualised so that students can learn more effectively by one-to-one teaching.
Hospital school classroom education is also available to the siblings of children who are inpatients on the Haematology/Oncology ward, particularly those children who are admitted for lengthy periods of time. Hospital school attendance is recognised by home schools, as part of the School Certificate and Higher School Certificate.
A high school and primary teacher visit the ward each school day. If you have any queries about the hospital school please address them to any school staff member or the Principal.
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