Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Just a quick note to both my readers (only joking!)  in between preparing for tomorrow and wrapping parcels, to say that I wish you a happy and restful Christmas.

Let's hope that 2012 is a good year for Conductive Education and us all.

Conductive Education World Congress, 8, 2013 - latest information

It is a year now since the 7th World Congress for Conductive Education, that was held in Hong Kong, and the German hosts of the 8th Congress, to be held in 2013, are starting to get organised and prepared for it.

 A website was established earlier in the year
   http://www.ce-worldcongress2013.org/

 announcing the basic details and information to come with a very colourful logo. Since then an English language flyer has been posted on Phoenix Konductive Forderung's website:

 

http://www.phoenix-kf.de/pdf/foerderzentrum/wcce_2013_flyer_english.pdf

This has produced some comments online:

•  Andrew Sutton's Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/conductive.world?ref=tn_tnmn#!/conductive.world/posts/203261606424343 where he points out that the English is not as good as it could be,
• and on Norman Perin's blog at http://paces.typepad.com/paces/2011/12/conductive-education-is-so-much-more.html where Norman expresses surprise at the description of Conductive Education.

On reading the leaflet I am inclined to agree with both of them.

  

Running and organising the Congress must entail a huge amount of work, and be a massive management and administrative operation, especially if all the documentation, flyers, programme, letters etc are needed in what is not the first language of the host country. The first Congress to have a website, I believe, was the 6th . .Those involved in organising this put together a website containing all the necessary information that would be required in good English:

 

http://www.ce-congress2007.com/v1/content/1/start.html?lang=en&sub=1
 

SAHK in Hong Kong became the hosts of the 7th Congress. I attended this one and was very impressed by all the material produced, the pre-Congress administration, the organisation of the whole event and of course their amazing website – all in English. A hard act to follow. 

 http://www.ce-congress2010.org/CE/

  

The Germans have to follow this and I don't envy them the task! It is important for them and those wanting to find out information about the event that the language is right, and it is vital for the reputation of Conductive Education. The International Pető Association oversees the event so perhaps this can offer some help with this from its membership so that after the next 22 months of preparation the organisers will present a Congress they, and the whole of Conductive Education will be proud of.

Internet News December 2011

 This is the latest list of news items about CE on the internet over thew past few weeks. Again, it is mostly about fund raising events and nothing really substantial.

I would be grateful if anyone finds this list useful that they would let me know!
http://parkinsons-disease.co/videos/conductive-education-closeup-television-one/
Film about children at CE Centre in New Zealand

http://www.theadvertiserseries.co.uk/news/darlington/9344004.Rare_guitar_signed_by_Sting_up_for_auction/
Rare guitar signed by Sting given to auction for CE Centre

http://www.urbanacitizen.com/main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=158516
Brighter Beginnings CE Center Ohio, now into its second year of operations.


http://www.stepscentre.org.uk/events/the-police-pay-steps-a-visit.aspx.aspx
Police pay visit to Steps Centre to talk to the children about emergency services


http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1111/S00054/sbs-bank-customers-vote-for-conductive-education-southern.htm
CE centre in New Zealand is voted to receive funds raised by bank customers


http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/5925553/Christmas-comes-early
Money raised on Christmas Parade will benefit Southland branch of the New Zealand Foundation for Conductive Education.


http://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/yoursay/wirralletters/9352652.Thanks_to_Wirral_Sainsbury_s_staff_for_their_help/
Local branch of Sainsbury's helps raise money for Stick'n'Step CE Centre, UK


http://www.thecolumbiastar.com/news/2011-11-11/Front_Page/Unexpected_challenges_yield_extraordinary_feats.html
Mother writes play to raise funds for CE in Columbia, SC, US.


http://www.scope.org.uk/news/ingfield-manor-expansion?style=blue
Ingfield Manor School in UK is expanding to take pupils 16-19


http://www.cominofoundation.org.uk/PDF/PACE.pdf
Comino Foundation reviews its support of Pace Centre, Aylesbury, UK since 1996.


http://stepscentre.org.uk/about
Steps Centre, UK has been operating for 17 years with link to our story video celebrating the fact.


http://www.hawkesbaytoday.co.nz/news/help-for-lochie-therapeutic-for-all/1176819/
News report of success of CE with little boy in Auckland, New Zealand.


http://lettertobarackobama.com/letters/national-conductive-education-day?page=8
North America CE Association (ACENA) sends letter to Barack Obama to inform him about Conductive Education and the Awareness Day in February 2012


http://www.brucepower.com/4852/community-blog/bruce-power-donates-20000-to-help-special-needs-kids-get-steps-ahead/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bruce-power-donates-20000-to-help-special-needs-kids-get-steps-ahead
Bruce Power nuclear generator partnership donates to S.T.E.P.S.( Ontario, Canada), summer camp fund.


http://www.wscountytimes.co.uk/lifestyle/culture/visual-arts/debut_art_exhibition_1_3267152
Art exhibition held in aid of centre offering principles of Conductive Education in Sussex, UK.


http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-nutcracker-sophia-1121-20111123,0,5297979.story

http://swnewsherald.com/child-with-special-needs-is-on-nutcracker-stage-p478-1.htm

http://southtownstar.suntimes.com/news/9188825-418/orland-girl-with-cp-gets-shot-at-joffreys-nutcracker.html
Girl who attends centre near Chicago performs in a ballet with another girl with cerebral palsy


http://www.wscountytimes.co.uk/news/local/star_opening_for_new_school_block_1_3280294
New block for Ingfield Manor opened by comedian, Richard Herring.


http://www.stepscentre.org.uk/events/children-in-need-2011.aspx
Video of piece re Steps Centre in Leicestershire shown on Children in Need programme


http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=150297
New Christmas song recorded and released to raise funds for child to go to Peto Institute


 http://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/9422880.Cash_for_Wirral_charity_after_online_vote/
Stick 'n' Step centre gets money after online vote by local residents.


 http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/news/local/funding_setback_for_special_school_1_4064809
Paces High Green school in Sheffield faces funding set back.

Hong Kong hiccups cured

After posting  about the publication of Conductive Education Press' latest book , Last year in Hong Kong we discovered there were some  problems which meant copies could not be ordered.

This has now been rectified and you are now able to order copies from Blurb at http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2826466

Please do let us know what you think of it. All comments welcome!

New book On Conductive Education just published

Last Year in Hong Kong; four presentations made to the 7th World Congress for Conductive Education, Hong,Kong, December 2010.

Andrew Sutton

Conductive Education Press, December 2011
                          ISBN: 978-0-9569948-3-7


A brief introduction on the back cover reads:

In December 2010 the Seventh World Conductive Education Congress was organised by SAHK in Hong Kong. The theme of the Congress was ' East meets West: adaptation and development'.

Starting in Hong Kong but now across mainland China, 'Oriental Conductive Education' is making enormous, vigorous strides, not simply in terms of the numbers of children (and adults) and their families served, but also in research studies undertaken and apparent official and professional approval. Most significantly, this appears to be developing along a separate line from that of 'Western Conductive Education'.

This progress may have important lessons and implications not just for the future development of Conductive Education in the West but also for its further adaptation to the needs of the South

Andrew Sutton made four contributions to this conference, gathered together here in this single publication. In the Foreword, Ivan Su Yuen-Wang, Corporate Programme Coordinator, SAHK writes

'This Congress might have provoked controversy if those disposed to believe that there exists a new face of Conductive Education might have taken issue with others who think otherwise. We have to remember that change is not always easy. Time must elapse, to soften the animosities and deaden inertia. I recognise Andrew's creative intention to give balance to his views on Conductive Education in the 21st century by including the ‘China perspective’. Throughout, he has discussed what has been accomplished in the West, what has been done in the East, and what in his opinion should be done in the future. I cannot overemphasise the great importance of the forward-looking pragmatic aspect of his views, with its gems for bringing prosperity to the world of Conductive Education.'

This new book is now available  for £8.00 plus postage and packing from  Blurb at   http://www.blurb.com/books/2806207

Where does the time go?

A couple of weeks ago I said that I was working on the introduction to the virtual library catalogue. This is still not finished ( though I am still hoping for comments and suggestions to arrive) as I have been side-tracked by preparation for two books to be published by Conductive Education Press in the near future. One of these is a collection of papers presented by Andrew Sutton at the Hong Kong conference last December. The other ....you will have to wait and see!

This time last year I was in Hong Kong for the conference to receive my honorary conductor certificate, and this was an amazing, exciting time for me - doing the book has brought it all back. Then in the UK it was very cold  with lots of snow and my flight out of the country was not certain, but did take off, and on time!  Not like that this year, at least not yet. Hong Kong was warm, bright and a very exciting place to be. I met people who had just been names to me and made new contacts and, I hope, friends too.

Details of the new books will appear shortly with details for purchasing them. 

Watch this space.

CE centre appears on Children in Need

 I have just been checking on CE Centre newsletters and found an exciting event for one centre flagged up.

Every year in November a big fundraising event takes place in the UK for Children in Need,  the BBC's UK corporate charity which aims to  'make a real difference to the lives of children all across the UK'.  This is broadcast on BBC television on a Friday night and took place this year last Friday, 18 November. Various 'celebrities' take part by doing 'silly things' and viewers are asked to pledge money for the cause.

In the latest issue of the newsletter of Steps Conductive Education Centre( in Leicestershire), it is stated that  this year  a film of the work of  the centre was chosen to be included. What a marvellous opportunity for Steps -  and Conductive Education in the UK.

http://www.stepscentre.org/AssetLibrary/Newsletter/Nov%202011%20Newsletter.pdf

In the past Children in Need  donated funds to the Foundation for Conductive Education's children's services at the  National Institute of Conductive Education, and there may be othe centres who have received help in this way. Perhaps the film was shown as example of how the money raised last year was spent - I don't know as I did not see the programme.

I do hope, however, that  all went well  and film did get broadcast and was seen by many, especially parents looking for help for their children.

New link to Virtual Library Catalogue

There is now a link on the right-hand side of this blog leading to the catalogue of the Virtual Conductive Education Library on Conduction's website at

http://www.e-conduction.org/?page_id=115

This catalogue started lifeas another blog

   http://www.virtualcelibrary.blogspot.com/

which was not very satisfactory and the format was revamped with the help of Ben Foulger, then housed on Conduction's website. This blog is still on the Internet but is not being updated.

It provides links to items on Conductive Education available via the Internet, some freely available and some not. These may be documents and articles in full, abstracts, or links to  register for more information or payment options.

A help page is provided for users and any comments on this will be gratefully received as I am in the process of revising it to make it easier to access the information the catalogue contains.

All comments welcome, so please do write to me if you have used the catalogue.

Conductive Education in New Zealand

I received a Google Alert this morning providing a link to a short film on YouTube about Conductive Education. The strange thing was not the amount of time it took to download, but the fact that this film was shown under the banner of Parkinson's disease and, expecting to see a piece about adults with Parkinson's, I discovered it was about Conductive Education for children with cerebral palsy.

http://parkinsons-disease.co/videos/conductive-education-closeup-television-one/

After watching several parents talk about the effects on their children with no mention of the centre they were attending, I managed to establish that this film had been shown on TVOne in New Zealand. Still, no mention of the centre!

The parents' expressed views similar to others all over the world and were generally pleased to have found a system to help their children and families.

Internet News October 2011

Its that time of the month again and I have some news items to post. As usual most appear to be to do with fundraising.



http://www.loughboroughecho.net/news/shepshed-news/2011/10/04/steps-charity-to-reap-benefits-of-charity-aerobathons-73871-29533475/
Fund raising event for Steps CE Centre UK

http://myangelhascerebralpalsy.com/?p=60
Mother reports her experience of Conductive Education as a miracle for her child


http://www.xpatloop.com/news/intercontinental_hotels_and_resorts_celebrates_responsible_business_week
Inter-Continental hotels support Peto Institute


http://pittsburgh.dbusinessnews.com/shownews.php?articletitle=Run%20to%20Support%20Children%20with%20Motor%20Disabilities%20in%20Pittsburgh&newsid=244246&type_news=latest&s=sbcn
News of a run to support Pittsburgh CE Centre, US.


http://businesssolent.com/site/solent/news/3987/6/10/2011/blake-lapthorn-to-host-solent-rocks-battle-of-the-bands
Announcement of fundraising event for Rainbow Centre, Fareham, UK


http://www.sundaytimes.lk/111009/Plus/plus_16.html
Conductive Education to become available at Dream Centre in Sri Lanka


http://www.bucksinfo.net/pds/conductive-education/
Conductive Education available for adults at Amersham Community Centre, Bucks, UK


http://www.saltscapes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1275%3Anews&catid=28%3Anews&Itemid=87
Report of adult services for MS in Nova Scotia, Canada


http://www.osadvertiser.co.uk/news/ormskirk-news/2011/10/13/west-lancashire-freemasons-present-4-000-to-the-legacy-rainbow-house-in-mawdesley-80904-29582796/
Legacy Rainbow House receive £4000 donation from Freemasons


http://www.lep.co.uk/news/local/ex_charity_chief_in_line_for_award_1_3752684
Former boss of Legacy Rainbow House, UK, Joanna Maudsley, nominated for award


http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/east-hampshire/three_year_old_kiera_is_in_the_running_to_help_rainbow_centre_1_3163450
Three year old joining fun run to help Rainbow Centre, Fareham, UK


http://lifestyle.aol.co.uk/videos-partner/the-benefits-of-conductive-education-for-children-with-cp-287355498/
Parent talks about her and her son's experiences of Conductive Education


http://juditszathmary.blogspot.com/2011/10/conductive-education-course-parkinsons_15.html
Judit Szathmary reports on her adult services in the South of England for Parkinson's disease


http://www.itv.com/holdingoutforahero/goodcauses/Goodcauses-Show6/
Rainbow CE centre nominated for reward by contestant in game show.


http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2011/10/27/school-snaps-on-show-in-commons-97319-29668403/
Photos of activities at NICE put on show in Houses of Parliament by photographer Andy Fox.

Where can I buy books on Conductive Education ?

There is not much published on Conductive Education  and it is not easy to obtain books through booksellers on the High Street, but I have managed to find several sources for purchasing books on Conductive Education via the Internet.

Some are new and some are second-hand and are listed below.

New books

Conductive Education Press has three titles available for purchase [see links in right hand sidebar]

Just do it!
Internationalising Conductive Education
Intelligent love
 Go to www.blurb.com/user/cepress for further details


Foundation for Conductive Education has a number of titles -

 Dina
Maria Hari and her conductive pedagogy
Looking back, looking forward
Contact  mel@conductive-education.org.uk for details


Susie Mallett has published one title -

Let me tell you a story
Go to  http://www.susie-mallett-booksandmore.com/ for further details and order information


Peto Institute sells a number of titles - too many to list here - on Conductive Education and other relevant subjects, produced by themselves and also other publishers. A complete list can be found at http://www.peto.hu/konyvtar/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50:araink&catid=45:foldal&Itemid=56 and contact the Librarian for details.


Second hand books

A number of titles at a variety of prices are available on searching for Conductive Education
at :

Amazon - http://www.amazon.co.uk/
                http://www.amazon.com/
                http://www.amazon.de/

Abe books - http://www.abebooks.co.uk/

Barnes and Noble - http://www.barnesandnoble.com/

Presentations to the 7th World Congress of Conductive Education

I have just discovered a presentation to the 7th World Congress of Conductive Education by Tunde Rozsahegyi is available on the Internet. The title of this is Divergent perspectives on educational priorities for young children with cerebral palsy: A case study and information about it and its URL has now been entered in the Virtual Library's catalogue at

http://www.e-conduction.org/view_item.php?id=248

Several such presentations from this congress can be found in theVirtual Library and its Depository. Many more were given at the time so if  you know of any others that are available online or you would like to send yours to me to be included in the Depository, please do get in touch.

Snippets and memories about Maria Hari on the Internet

 After including the bibliography of Maria Hari in the Conduction website Depository  at 

http://www.e-conduction.org/depository/MHaribib2011.pdf

 I thought it might be worth searching the Internet for other shorter virtual pieces about her. The list below is the result which is  rather disappointing as there are few contributors.

I was not able to find anything on the Peto Institute website at all.

If I have missed anything, please do let me know and then I can include it.

 Anon (2001) Obituary in Nursery World

http://www.nurseryworld.co.uk/news/717668/briefMaria-Hari-director/?DCMP=ILC-SEARCH

Borbely, A. (n.d.) Dr. Maria Hari

http://www.moira-cec.hu/en/dr_hari_en.html

Mallett, S. (2010) Thinking about or remembering

http://www.susie-mallett.org/2010/09/maria-hari.html


Mallett, S. (2010) Maria Hari on conductive pedagogy
http://www.susie-mallett.com/2010/10/maria-hari-on-conductive-pedagogy.html


Mallett, S. (2011) Remembering Dr Maria Hari
http://www.susie-mallett.org/2011/10/remembering-dr-maria-hari.html


Mallett, S. (2011) Making the rounds at the PAI
http://www.susie-mallett.org/2011/10/making-rounds-at-pai.html


Perrin, N. (2010) Remembering Dr Hari
http://paces.typepad.com/paces/2010/09/remembering-dr-hari.html


Sutton, A. (2006) Notes towards a history of Conductive Education
http://knol.google.com/k/notes-towards-a-history-of-conductive-education#H(C3)(A1)ri


Sutton, A. (2008) Maria Hari on Conductive Education
http://www.conductive-world.info/2008/09/mria-hri-on-conductive-education.html


Sutton, A. (2009) Maria Hari at the Palace of Westminster
http://www.conductive-world.info/2009/10/maria-hari-at-palace-of-westminster.html


Sutton, A. (2010) A Doktornő – a pedagógus
http://www.conductive-world.info/2010/01/doktorno-pedagogus.html


Sutton, A. (2010) One of Maria's favourites
http://www.conductive-world.info/2010/02/one-of-marias-favourites.html


Sutton, A. (2010) Remember Maria
http://www.conductive-world.info/2010/09/remember-maria.html


Sutton, A. (2010) Mention of Maria strikes a chord
http://www.conductive-world.info/2010/09/mention-of-maria-strikes-chord.html


Sutton, A. (2010) Hari, Nietsche,Kant, Sinatra memento mori – memento vitae
http://www.conductive-world.info/2010/10/hari-nietsche-kant-sinatra.html


Sutton, A. (2010) Emlékezés [translation in to Hungarian of Nietsche,Kant, Sinatra memento mori – memento vitae
http://www.conductive-world.info/2010/10/emlekezes.html


Sutton, A. (2011) Turning in the grave
http://www.conductive-world.info/2011/07/turning-in-grave.html



Sutton, A. (2011) Maria Hari in her prime
http://www.conductive-world.info/2011/10/maria-hari-in-her-prime.html


Sutton, A. (2011) A night at the theatre
http://www.conductive-world.info/2011/10/anight-at-theatre-fromthe-late-great.html

Sutton, A. (2011) Hariana 5 - Speaking out - what is and what is not CE?
http://www.conductive-world.info/2011/10/hariana-5-speaking-out.html

Sutton, A. (2011) Hariana 6 - Disciples awake -provide the means to touch others
http://www.conductive-world.info/2011/10/hariana-6-disciples-awake.html

Sutton, A.(2011) Hariana 7 - Obituaries - I marked it my way
http://www.conductive-world.info/2011/10/hariana-6-obituaries.html

Sutton, A. (2011) On Hari - and Peto
http://www.conductive-world.info/2011/10/on-hari.html

Anniversary of Mária Hári's death

It is ten years ago today since Maria Hari died of spinal cancer in Budapest.

http://www.bmj.com/content/323/7318/938.full.pdf

I only met her once very briefly at Heathrow Airport on the way to Budapest, but was present at the Birmingham Institute of Conductive Education when she presented the diplomas to the graduating English conductors in 1992. 

Mária Hári started working with András Pető as a volunteer helper after the Second World War and worked closely with him as he developed Conductive Education. On his death in 1967 Dr Hári succeeded him as director of the Institute, a post she held until her retirement in 1993. During her career she wrote widely on Conductive Education in several languages besides her native Hungarian.

A bibliography of her work is now up in the Depository of the Virtual Library on Conduction's website and this includes unpublished papers, books, articles and conference presentations   in English, French and Hungarian.

http://www.e-conduction.org/depository/MHaribib2011.pdf

 I believe all items mentioned are available in the National Library of Conductive Education or the Hári Mária  Library at the Peto Institute. English translations only from the National Library of Conductive Education.

Internet News September 2011

News items found on the internet during September. As usual most are associated with fund raising but one piece of good news for Paces in Sheffield, Uk came in at the last minute.


http://www.laprensanwa.com/2010/09/09/educacion-especial-puede-ayudar-a-ninos-con-dano-cerebral/
Report of CE services in Spanish language newspaper of Arkansas.


http://articles.sfgate.com/2011-08-29/entertainment/29940252_1_cerebral-palsy-summer-camp-spina-bifida
Announcement of new CE centre opening in San Francisco


http://www.churchnewsireland.org/news/irish-uk-news/c-of-i-news-briefs-30/
Bishop visits Lighthouse Trust CE summer camp in Ireland


http://www.northumbria.ac.uk/sd/academic/scd/workwithus/b2b/casestudies/perceyheadlyfoundation/
Brief report of student project to help create awareness for adult CE services in Newcastle, UK


http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20110910/NEWS01/109110327/Step-Up-Cincinnati-brings-out-volunteers?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cs
Volunteers help raise interest in yard sale for Conductive Learning Center of Greater Cincinnati


http://www.royalcityrecord.com/life/Purpose+applies+permit/5375559/story.html
Purpose Society, British Columbia, applies for a permit to use building as an elementary school for Conductive Education


http://www.cumbernauld-news.co.uk/community/from_the_archives_1_1831694
Past news about Scottish centre at Cumbernauld


http://www.susiecornell.com/read-susies-interview-with-cam-mag.aspx
Interview with Susie Cornell who has had MS for 35 years, and visited the Peto Institute in the 1980s


http://www.wscountytimes.co.uk/news/gifts_in_wills_are_vital_says_five_oaks_trust_1_3039725
Report of Dame Vera Lynn Trust 's pledge to remind people of need for charitable donations in wills.


http://www.formbytimes.co.uk/news/formby-news/2011/09/13/new-formby-charity-shop-stick-n-step-is-looking-for-volunteers-and-donations-66401-29404478/
English CE Centre, Stick'n'Step, opens charity shop.


http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/royal_opening_for_special_city_school_1_3797117
Duke of Gloucester visits Paces in Sheffield, UK


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hau3NmI6iY
Video of fund raising event for The Movement Centre, Manitoba


http://www.chathamdailynews.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3304260
Musicians help raise funds for children to attend summer camp in Ontario, Canada


http://www.nba.com/magic/cohen_omyf_091611.html
Piece about centre in Orlando, Florida.


http://www.johnnyinadress.com/2011/09/look-at-me-mommy-i-can-stand.html
Mother posts pictures on her blog of her son standing for the first time


http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2011/09/18/minor-victory-for-children-s-charity-79310-29441503/
Heel and Toe CE Centre in North of England receives grant to keep services going


http://www.parkerpr.com/news-releases/104-cerebral-palsy-is-the-hidden-condition-in-education
Press release about cerebral palsy and services of Paces, Sheffield,UK.


http://communityforce.natwest.com/project/803
Question and answer session re Cerebral Palsy Care (Kent) CE services provided at their Smiley Steps Centre.


http://www.dbusinessnews.com/shownews.php?articletitle=Conductive%20Education%20Program%20Steps%20To%20Independence%20Moves%20Facilities&newsid=242927&type_news=latest&s=sbcn

http://togetherweflourish.com/2011/09/23/steps-to-independence-has-a-new-home/

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_759136.html
Announcements of move to new facilities for CE Centre, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


http://castlebromwichlionsblog.wordpress.com/2011/09/15/howzat/
Fun run in aid of Foundation for Conductive Education, UK


http://chrisgreenwell.wordpress.com/2011/09/24/gateley-helps-raise-thousands-for-childrens-charity/
Gateley law firm help raise money for FCE


http://www.rapidgrowthmedia.com/dogood/09292011CLCenter.aspx
Grand Rapids center awarded money to help carry on its work


http://www.cumbernauld-news.co.uk/news/local-headlines/cumbernauld_kid_keiran_s_back_from_budapest_1_1880582
Cumbernaud boy returns home after attending summer school at Peto Institute in Budapest


http://paces.typepad.com/paces/2011/09/paces-special-free-school-yes-says-dfe-.html#comment-6a00d83534345169e2015435d9306c970c
News of Paces bid to become a free school funded by the government in the UK

Catering for cerebral palsy in mainstream schools - how does this work successfully?

Yesterday I received an alert from Google which led me to a report in a local paper published in Plymouth, Devon, UK. This report stated that a mother of a child with cerebral palsy had enrolled her son in the newly built local promary school believing that all his needs would be met. Unfortunately, this was not the case as he is unable to use his walking frame in the classroom due to lack of space.

 http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/Classroom-big-walking-frame/story-13364730-detail/story.html

Before Finlay started at the school his mother was assured her concerns would be dealt with :

"I picked what I thought was the best school around because it was new and because they told me his needs would be facilitated."

As special schools in the UK are on the decline and the emphasis is now to include disbaled children in local schools one would have thought a newly built school would provide the necessary accomodation for such children. The head master said:

All classrooms comply with government rules on sizes and the school is proud to cater for children with a wide range of needs and use full time teaching assistants where necessary to fully access the curriculum."


"The school is committed to meeting the needs of all its pupils and will always listen to any concerns parents may have," he said.

The school had arranged for a specialist to visit and review the classroom layout to see if there are any further modifications that could be made, he said.

It does seem odd that this basic need was not dealt with initially and that  a specialist should now be required to organise a classroom to allow for passage up and down for a child with a walking frame, but perhaps this report does not include information to clarify this.

There are a number of comments by other parents to this article which make interesting reading and are not quite as sympathetic as you would expect.

Books, theses and publishing

There has been some mention of a new book on Conductive Education that is the publication of a PhD thesis by Angela Morgan.  There is a link to this thesis, available in full from British Library, in the virtual catalogue on the Conduction website

http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?did=2&uin=uk.bl.ethos.410761

For those who don't want to read the full text there is an article produced from this work, co-authored with Kevin Hogan, which  is also entered in the catalogue, showing availability of the abstract at
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.0952-3383.2005.00388.x/abstract

There is a link to the full text of the article on the University of Wolverhampton's website but this does not always work properly and I am trying to find out why and will then include that link too.

Virtual catalogue update

I have spent some time this week looking for more material to add to the catalogue and I managed to find quite a few which have now been entered. I hope to produce lists of new items in the future.

In the process I discovered something whichis now up  free - the Australian report of services at Carson Street School. There was a lot in the media about this recently regarding some 'doctoring'. I am not sure which version this is.

As always, I ask that you send me details of any material you know of available on the Internet and I will include it in the catalogue.

Up to now there has been very little response to this request, but I live in hope!

University students help Conductive Education service with raising awareness

A brief report of a project by students looking into Conductive Education for adults at the Percy Hedley Foundation, Newcastle, UK has been published on Northumbria University website.

http://www.northumbria.ac.uk/sd/academic/scd/workwithus/b2b/casestudies/perceyheadlyfoundation/

The sudents of design, business and communication technology decided -

From three potential areas for exploration presented by the Foundation, the team chose to look into a therapy called Conductive Education for Adults. This opportunity involved improving the awareness of the therapy and providing possible design improvements to the equipment and environment used to deliver it.

What they did and the outcomes are included in this report with comments by the CEO of the Foundation.

Its a shame that the name of the Foundation was not correctly spelt on the university website, but I assume it would have been on any literature designed for the organisation!

Report in Spanish of Conductive Education in the US

A very unusual news item has been sent to me this weekend. 

A Spanish language newspaper La Prensa Libre, has published a short report of Conductive Education services in Fayetteville,Arkansas, provided by United Cerebral Palsy.

A special education teacher in early childhood is quoted in the piece and although her name is Hungarian it is not clear that she is a conductor.

http://www.laprensanwa.com/2010/09/09/educacion-especial-puede-ayudar-a-ninos-con-dano-cerebral/

Internet News August 2011

There has been more news this month than I expected although it is mainly announcements of fundraising, nothing really meaty about Conductive Education.

Perhaps those days have gone.


http://www.ovb-online.de/land/petoe-kinder-nehmen-abschied-1336456.html
News report of children moving up to mainstream school from CE Centre in Germany.


http://www.meetin.org/city/MEETinPITTSBURGH/EventsDetails.cfm?EventsID=115837
Fundraising for little girl in Pittsburgh


http://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/north/bella-in-therapy-vacuum/story-fn8m0rl4-1226107347537
Parent of child rece4iving CE calls for Disability insurance in Australia


http://www.johnnyinadress.com/2011/07/conductive-education.html
Parent reports on CE sessions received by her son over three weeks and illustrates the progress he made


http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/10005475/school-report-clears-minister/
Minister cleared of doctoring report in Australia


http://www.gateleyuk.com/news-and-events/news/item/birminghams-business-community-pledges-support-for-gateley-fundraising-drive/
Birmingham law firm pledges support for Foundation for Conductive Education


http://www.givealittlesunshine.co.uk/1/post/2011/08/conductive-education-latest-update.html
A woman with Parkinson's disease blogs her experiences of CE.


http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/cerebral-palsy-discussions/general-support/2963626-conductive-education-treatment-for-people-with-cp
Conductor in Canada lists ways CE can help, calling it a treatment rather than an education


http://conductiveeducation.us/contactUs.php
Parents in US offer place for parents to join up and organise services.


http://www.afblakemore.com/blakemore-foundation/foundation-for-conductive-education
Blakemore Foundation supports Foundation for Conductive Education for three years


http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2011/08/07/funding-blow-for-north-east-heel-toe-charity-79310-29191247/
English centre loses funding for dyspraxia project


http://www.derryjournal.com/lifestyle/call_for_support_for_cerebral_palsy_charity_1_2982236
Fund raising event for Buddy Bear charity in Northern Ireland


http://www.bclocalnews.com/news/128018783.html
Announcement of Purpose Society Conductive Education school plans for September


http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2011/08/21/parents-vow-to-help-children-s-charity-79310-29273738/
Parents will help CE centre, Heel and Toe, Durham, England, after funding cuts threaten closure.


http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/9208152.Matthew_joins_the_jet_set/
Father and son participate in jet ski fundraising event for Heel and Toe


http://www.lloydstsblondon2012.co.uk/en/carrytheflame/Nomination/?nid=637f1426-cae9-4e1f-8e0c-4310b4db6bf2
Parent who raised over £300,000 for her daughter to receive CE has been chosen to carry Olympic torch with LloydsTSB bank in 2012.


http://www.4-traders.com/ROYAL-BANK-OF-SCOTLAND-GR-4000712/news/ROYAL-BANK-OF-SCOTLAND-GROUP-NatWest-staff-hand-over-%A32000-to-Fareham-s-Rainbow-Centre-as-they-lau-13765544/
Royal Bank of Scotland present £2000 in support of Rainbow Centre, Fareham, England.


http://riddingfamily.blogspot.com/2011/08/conductive-education.html
Parent blogs child's 2 week block of CE at March of Dimes, Toronto.


http://www.ryani.org.uk/?q=node/266
Boy with cerebral palsy raises money for his CE centre, Lighthouse Trust, Donaghadee, N. Ireland,
with his own triathlon - sailing, riding his bike and walking


http://beckybeach.net/?p=722
The London Centre for Children with Cerebral Palsy will be holding The Muswell Hill Festival and Donkey Derby at Cherry Tree Wood, on Sunday 11th September 2011.


http://www.loughboroughecho.net/news/loughborough-news/2011/08/30/rosemary-conley-to-mark-40-years-with-aerobathon-73871-29328545/http://www.loughboroughecho.net/news/loughborough-news/2011/08/30/rosemary-conley-to-mark-40-years-with-aerobathon-73871-29328545/
Mammoth fund raiser for Steps CE Centre, Loughborough, UK announced.

Asking questions about Conductive Education

Giving an accurate, informative and easily understood explanation about Conductive Education is not the easiest thing to do. This week I found on the Internet the frequently asked questions with answers that was put up on the Foundation for Conductive Education website in 2000.

http://web.archive.org/web/20000607190055/http://www.conductive-education.org.uk/html/faq's.html

I passed this link on to Andrew who has been commenting on it too at

http://www.conductive-world.info/2011/08/faqs-for-2011.html

I presume the term FAQ is still commonly understood as many sites, especially those concerned with financial payments still have such a page.

This seems to me to be a good way of  getting the basics understood. It can provide succinct clear answers to questions about the philosophy, principles, terminology, use of the furniture and perhaps the most frequently asked question of all - 'Is it a therapy?'

There has been some discussion recently about the use of this term used to describe Conductive Education in the US so a new set of FAQs might just help to reinforce the facts and highlight inaccuracies commonly accepted. These could consider the use of the word orthofunction too and elaborate  the pedagogical  aspects as they are in 2011.

Leaving Twitter

After seeing that several people have had their Twitter accounts hacked in to I have been looking at this today and am going to deactivate my account as I don't use it much anymore  and don't want to deal with hackers.

After going round the houses a bit, I found it is possible to do this.


If you log in to your account as normal >choose profile from top menu > choose edit profile > choose account - scroll to very bottom and select deactivate account.

Hey presto, its gone! Full deactivation takes 30 days and it is possible to reinstate your account within that time if you change your mind.

Thanks to all my followers for signing up and I hope you will continue to check out this blog instead.

What will be known about Conductive Education in 2211?

I have just been to see the Staffordshire hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold items ,which were found in an English  field by an amateur metal detector in 2009. This is an unique collection  and no-one has any idea yet what most of the pieces  are, or were, except they have military connections and no female jewellery was found with them.

http://www.staffordshirehoard.org.uk/about

Such  beautiful, wonderful, intricate workmanship and who made it, used it etc,  is not yet known and may never be.

I wondered idly  if anyone hundreds of years hence will know what Conductive Education is or was, or anything about it, wonder what conductors did, or be able to find real accurate information about it.

When I got home I looked at Facebook.

Today arguments abound about whether its 'therapy' 'pedagogy' 'a sort of physiotherapy' done by conductors or therapists. At the moment there is a thread on Andrew Sutton's facebook page about this and how conductors are implementing their profession in the US under the rules and regulations concerning teaching there. 

Its a shame that a social networking site is used for such serious and important discussions where it can get lost amongs the effemural statemts on sleep loss and weekend partying.

Even so, I hope this shows that more conductors will  stand up for what they do, what its called, not just leave it to a few, that more will let the world know what they are doing and how, preparing to leave a lasting legacy of what is  real  and accurate.

Conductive Education news - what am I missing?

Last week I was sent a link to a German newspaper reporting the work of a parent-led centre in Germany and focussing on the transfer of children from the centre to a mainstream school.

http://www.ovb-online.de/land/petoe-kinder-nehmen-abschied-1336456.html

This made me realise that most of the news items I include in my monthly lists are in English and I must be missing those in other languages. Un fortunately my language skills are very poor so I have been sticking to what I know best, English. In an attempt to change I have set up some Google alerts which I hope will internationalise my lists not only with language but also include countries I would otherwise miss.

If anyone is aware of any news, reports etc that could be included in my lits please do forward the links to me.

Internet News August 2011

News over the past few weeks has been a little sparse and there  may be even less during the next month or so as many people have their annual holiday.


http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/opinion/post/-/blog/garethparker/post/861/comment/1

More news about the CE report in South Australia

http://www.selbytimes.co.uk/news/local-news/district-news/selby_charity_help_an_eggborough_boy_with_vital_therapy_1_3550504
Donation made to help boy continue with his CE at Paces, Sheffield, UK.



http://www.f-paper.com/?i546685-%22Conductive-Education%22-will-be-everywhere?
News of spread of Conductive Education in China

http://www.cumbernauld-news.co.uk/news/local-headlines/you_re_the_best_1_1704688
Report of Cumbernauld boy travelling to Hungary for CE.

http://www.messengernewspapers.co.uk/news/9128128.Leap_of_faith_for_Timperley_dad/
Father of child with cerebral palsy to do charity skydive in aid of Rainbow House, Cheshire, UK.


http://www.facebook.com/pages/Conductive-Education-Center-of-San-Francisco/190888804297175?v=info
New centre in San Francisco appears on Facebook

http://thinklocal.co.uk/2011/04/13/the-rainbow-centre-fareham/
Interview with new Chairman of Trustees at the Rainbow Centre, Fareham, Hants, UK

http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3213117
Report of residential camp being run by Strive Learning Centre for children in Canada


http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Parents-aim-boost-teaching/story-12940362-detail/story.html
Parents setting up a charity in Leicester, UK, to provide Conductive Education in the area.


http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/crook/9143018.Father_completes_fundraising_marathon_challenge/
Father runs marathon to raise funds for Percy Hedley Foundation, Newcastle, UK.

http://westernsprings.patch.com/articles/tws-hosts-unique-cerebral-palsy-benefit
The Center for Independence introduces its students and families to "Handicap This."


http://onroad.hu/hir/szerezzunk-oromet-peto-intezet-lakoinak.html
Brief note about the Peto Institute's work.


http://onroad.hu/hir/szerezzunk-oromet-peto-intezet-lakoinak.html
Offer for children from the Peto Institute to ride in a procession.

http://www.aboutmyarea.co.uk/Hampshire/Portsmouth/PO6/Whats-on-in-Portsmouth/Charity-Events/201558-Are-You-Hungary-for-a-Challenge
Appeal for participants for a fundraising walk through Hungary in aid of the Rainbow Centre, Fareham, UK.


http://www.nba.com/magic/denton_omyf_073011.html
Centre in Florida receives donation



http://juditszathmary.blogspot.com/2011/07/unveiling-nonyes-warm-hands-in-game-of.html
News report of attempt to introduce CE to Nigeria posted on Judit Szathmary's blog

Conductive Education - getting it right?

Today a posting on Facebook by Andrew Sutton refers to a discussion thread about Conductive Education that has been written by mums of disabled children. Their knowledge of Conductive Education is patchy to say the least, with some of their comments based on hearsay rather than experience. Definitely inaccurate too, as 'pain' and 'therapy' are frequently referred to.

http://community.babycentre.co​.uk/post/a11845555/conductive_​education


I would like to hope that they come in contact with the mother whose latest blog posting gives a more accurate picture of Conductive Education and a clear description of it.

http://riddingfamily.blogspot.com/2011/07/conduction-education.html

This Canadian mum speaks for a lot of mothers I am sure, and I hope others will publicise their own experiences of just how good Conductive Education can be for a cerebral palsied child.

Archive collection - first major donation

Some time ago I posted an appeal for people to send me any material connected to Conductive Education that is no longer required. The first such personal archive has now been delivered to me with the help of my niece who works in the courier business. Thank you, Dee.

This week I received two large boxes weighing 24 kg each, full of the notes, papers and handouts from the Pető Institute ( in English and Hungarian) collected by Robert Sorenyi when he studied there during 1989-1993, and a number of books, journals, and photocopies also used in his studies. Also included were some videos relating to the filming of the BBC documentaries broadcast in the late 1980s, along with the results of Robert's personal research into the life of Pető. He had intended to write a full biography but he did not manage to find the time after he started working. Perhaps one day!

In the meantime Robert has given permission for a brief biographical sketch found in one of the boxes to be included in a book that Conductive Education Press is currently putting together.

This is a wonderful collection of material highlighting a period in Conductive Education's history, documenting what was taught to trainee conductors and what was known at the time that had been published.

It will kept safe whilst being accessible, as requested by Robert.

If anyone else wishes personal archives preserved in the same way, please do get in touch with me.

Getting a job in Conductive Education

This week I had an email from a conductor asking for my help in contacting someone about a job. Apparently she had written six times and had no response.

I did pass her message on to the organisation concerned and discovered that the conductor was not replying to an advert for a specified post but had been writing in the hope that there was a job, just waiting for her,  in the country she wanted to work in.

This made me realise that there could be different ways of approaching employment according to the seeker's nationality, experience - and of course, hope. The usual way for most people is to reply to an advert or find out via the grapevine that there is a job vacancy.

Anyone wishing to find a job of any kind  in Conductive Education  or publish a vacancy, should look at

  http://www.facebook.com/pages/CONDUCTIVE-WORLD-JOBS/376055890606?v=wall&ref=nf

Informal approaches may not always be replied to if there is no vacant post available, but most people would respond to any approach about employment if it is possible, if they are not snowed under with other things, and if it is written in an appropriate way, including relevant information about qualifications, experience etc.  Other factors may also affect availability and responses, for example, ease of obtaining a work visa for a conductor may not be easy in these hard financial times, especially if a husband/wife is involved.  

Informal approaches may not always be replied to if there is no vacant post available, but I imagine it is still worth a try!

More on Masterates

A little while ago I posted a blog on masterates in Conductive Education after finding a request for information about such a course on the Internet.

http://www.gillian-maguire.info/2011/07/masters-degree-in-conductive-education.html

http://www.gillian-maguire.info/2011/07/more-information-about-masters-degree.html

Today Susie Mallett has posted on her blog about Masterates and why she wouldn't want one. It makes very interesting reading and I will keep an eye for any comments made.

http://www.susie-mallett.org/2011/07/masterates.html

Conductive Education in China

A few days ago an article appeared in the Chinese press about the spread of CE all over China including an interview with Cao Limin.

http://www.f-paper.com/?i546685-%22Conductive-Education%22-will-be-everywhere?
 
 

In Hong Kong at the World Congress last December a presentation was made by Cao Limin and Clare Cheng about the developments in China. This is now available in the Depository of the Conduction website for all those who would like to know more. The file is quite a large one of 9mb and takes a little longer to open. If anyone has any problems with it, please do let me now.

http://www.e-conduction.org/depository/LiminandCheng2.pdf

Information on Conductive Education research initiative now on the Internet

A paper titled A new research agenda for Conductive Education is now available on the Internet.

http://www.phoenix-kf.de/pdf/foerderzentrum/final_ce_research_article.pdf

The summary states:

The aim of this project was to create a research agenda, by identifying the priority topics for research in Conductive Education. The research agenda is being developed to give guidance to researchers, funding bodies and practitioners on the most important priorities for research studies. It identifies the uncertainties and unknowns that stop us providing the very best service that is possible.

A variety of possible research topics were put forward and are listed in this paper.

Appendices include a list of participants at the Newcastle Workshop at the Percy Hedley Foundation in June 2010 where the suggestion of a research agenda was initially discussed,  plus the members of the International Research Group, which met at the World Congress in Hong Kong, December 2010.

The Percy Hedley Foundation has agreed to co-ordinate and disseminate information  as the project moves forward so I assume there will more information later after some of the ideas have been put into operation.

An entry to this paper has also been made in the Virtual Library on the Conduction website  at
  http://www.e-conduction.org/view_item.php?id=38  or just go to http://www.e-conduction.org/, select 'virtual library', then select 'search option' and enter 'Best' as the author and research into keyword box.
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More information about a Masters degree in Conductive Education - of a sort

Since last week I have been checking frequently to see if there were any responses to the original request for information about a possible Masters degree in Conductive Education on Yahoo and this blog.

First, a reply was put up on Yahoo from Mel Brown about the possiblity of such a course which is still in the discussion stages. This can be found at

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110704153849AAP06ns


Secondly, Andrew Sutton left a comment on this blog referring to other Masters courses in special education and included a link to   http://www.mastersinspecialeducation.org/

A conductor has told me today that she had thought there was a Masters available from the Peto Institute but this had turned out not to be the case.

The minimum qualifications necessary to teach at a university is having a Masters degree - how many conductors have this? Who else could do the teaching?

I suppose that such a course will not become available until there is a big enough demand. Doing a higher degree is very expensive these days and you would need to be very sure it was useful (as well as interesting and informative) before investing a lot of time and money in it.

It will be interesting to see what the future brings.

Masters degree in Conductive Education?

The  Google Alert facility has just thrown up a request for information on obtaining a masters' degree.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110704153849AAP06ns

As far as I know there is no opportunity to study for a masters in CE anywhere at all.  If anyone does know of a course, please do let me know.

Opportunities to study for a qualification or  degree  at any level in Conductive Education are very limited. The Peto Institute is still training conductors, the University of Wolverhampton course in conjunction with the Foundation for Conductive Education will enrol its final intake in September, and training is still available at  Aquinas College in North America, I believe. Other than a theoretical  certificated course for health professionals at  Governors University, Chicago, I am not aware of any other on-going course.

http://www.govst.edu/cecert/

http://www.aquinas.edu/education/certification/pohi.html

http://www.peto.hu/en/

Again, please let me know if I have not included any others. 

Internet News June 2011

Afrer several weeks of the usual reports of fundraising and trips to Hungary, this month ended with two dramatic stories. The first involved funding for services in South Australia being withdrawn after a report was presented to the Government. The press then revealed that the report had been 'doctored'. 

The second story concerned the walkout of five conductors employed in Auckland, New Zealand in an employment dispute. No doubt there will be more about this in the weeks to come.

All items found during June are listed below:


http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/Disabled-children-s-school-told-leave-home-10/story-12717901-detail/story.html
Rutland House School for Parents has to find new premises

http://www.exceptionalfamilytv.com/blogs/families/janet/conductive-education
Blog posting by parent after 4 week period at CLC.

http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-sport/2011/06/09/golf-pryors-hayes-gold-club-raise-more-than-20-000-for-children-s-charity-thanks-to-star-studded-event-59067-28845511/
Golf Club raises £20,000 for CE Centre, Stick'n'Step

http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2011/06/09/open-day-at-cannon-hill-house-97319-28846361/
Open day at Cannon Hill House for adults services' 21st anniversary.


http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/9078392.Project_launched_after_Big_Lottery_win/
Big Lottery grant for Megan Baker House, UK.


http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=56015
An Algerian child who came to UK for CE is not allowed to stay longer and must now return home.


http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/wa/9642440/parents-of-disabled-take-on-minister/

http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/parents-children-appeal-to-education-minister-for-their-funding-back-20110614-1g1df.html
Parents protest at withdrawal of funds for school in Australia


http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/06/14/3243748.htm
Education Minister to review withdrawal of funds in Australia



http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/education-minister-under-investigation-over-doctored-report-20110622-1gf45.html
Minister is accused of doctoring report on CE in Australia



http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/special-features/disabled-childrens-program-to-continue-despite-alleged-doctored-report/story-e6frg19l-1226080815087
Minister announces that funding will now continue for Carson Street in Australia


http://www.inmycommunity.com.au/news-and-views/local-news/Stoush-over-school-report/7594876/
More on doctoring of Australian report.


http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/disabled-funding-cut-as-report-doctored/story-fn59niix-1226080888634
'Doctoring' of report may be investigated.


http://www.rainbowcentre.org/2011/06/08/rainbow-centre-charity-golf-day/
Report of charity golf day for the Rainbow Centre, UK


http://www.alachuatoday.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1616:jordan-klausner-foundation-kicks-off-camp-for-kids-with-cerebral-palsy-&catid=124:healthy-living&Itemid=400

http://www.pr.com/press-release/332616
Launch of summer camp by Jordan Klausner Foundation in Florida


http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/lifestyle/tn2-saturday/a-weekend-with/it_gave_me_a_passion_for_families_1_2787305
Conductor Magdi Kovacs, tells of her road to Conductive Education


http://www.aboutmyarea.co.uk/Hampshire/Portsmouth/PO6/News/Local-News/199173-Call-for-Walkers-who-are-%E2%80%98Hungary%E2%80%99-for-Adventure
Call for walkers to trek Bukk Mountains, Hungary in aid of Rainbow Centre, UK


http://www.royalcityrecord.com/health/Building+with+purpose/4999522/story.html
Report of new conductive school in British Columbia


http://www.reporterherald.com/news_story.asp?ID=33497
Fundraiser for attendance at Colorado CE centre.


https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:V3-S6PJP020J:www.mfw.co.uk/download.php%3Ffile%3D55_pdf_MFW-Spring-Thumb.pdf+%22Smiley+Steps+Conductive+Education+Centre%22&hl=en&gl=uk&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESjkclijfN58E6fR_UmpAyXndYVFgnWuJj0DsMX9kWdIpcCgN4VIn9ppbQ2rCobOJzhJyP3rcIOrbvxMj7V87VLEvHxajgnKh9qdlczNDjm4LOkc_6HmKNCRjvlwrN-EjE9TBexw&sig=AHIEtbTxxocwmVXCVHr2vKx6PkKzd271CA
Newsletter with report of visit to CE centre in Rochester, Kent, UK by business supporter


http://www.cumbernauld-news.co.uk/news/local-headlines/you_re_the_best_1_1704688
Boy will go to Peto Institute from Cumbernauld in Scotland


http://www.nzherald.co.nz/education/news/article.cfm?c_id=35&objectid=10735819
Walkout by conductors in New Zealand


http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2011/07/01/maureen-messent-what-would-the-50-year-old-princess-diana-be-like-97319-28974146/
Report about the 50th birthday of Diana, Princess of Wales that has a slideshow of photographs which includes some taken when she visited the Foundation for Conductive Education in Birmingham

New Conductive Education school for Canada

A newspaper in Canada reported on Friday that a new school, the  Purpose School of Conductive Learning, will open in the autumn in British Columbia.

http://www.royalcityrecord.com/health/Building+with+purpose/4999522/story.html

It has taken 10 years to achieve this objective  and the head conductor will be Anne Wittig, a  UK trained conductor,  and it will also have a teacher and assistants :

The school will be parent-driven, and there will be a fee for services as well. Esau will be joined by Forliti, who will be the teacher, and Wittig, who will be the main conductor. The three will be joined by assistants as it's required.

Well done to all concerned and I hope it will be a great success.

Funding for Conductive Education in Australia in the news

I have just returned from a week way to discover quite a bit has been happening in Conductive Education, and in particular, the row about the funding of the services provided at Carson Street School in Australia.

Withdawal of funding from the government was announced due to the conclusion of a report on the system and a number of parents protested. This was followed by a report of 'doctoring' of the report and finally today an announcement that the funding will continue after all.

I have collected together the links to these stories on the Internet for those interested and they appear below.


http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/wa/9642440/parents-of-disabled-take-on-minister/

http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/parents-children-appeal-to-education-minister-for-their-funding-back-20110614-1g1df.html
Parents protest at withdrawal of funds for school in Australia

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/06/14/3243748.htm
Education Minister to review withdrawal of funds in Australia

http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/education-minister-under-investigation-over-doctored-report-20110622-1gf45.html
Minister is accused of doctoring report on CE in Australia

http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/special-features/disabled-childrens-program-to-continue-despite-alleged-doctored-report/story-e6frg19l-1226080815087
Minister announces that funding will now continue for Carson Street in Australia

http://www.inmycommunity.com.au/news-and-views/local-news/Stoush-over-school-report/7594876/
More on doctoring of report.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/disabled-funding-cut-as-report-doctored/story-fn59niix-1226080888634
'Doctoring' of report may be investigated.

Andrew Sutton has also blogged these developments.


http://www.conductive-world.info/2011/06/politicking-in-western-australia.html

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1540593482

Ordering Conductive Education book made easier

Susie Mallett now has a website for her book, Let me tell you a story making obraining a copy much easier.

http://www.susie-mallett-booksandmore.com/

If anyone in the UK would like a copy, I still have several here to sell and I can post out to you. This will  cost  £8.50 plus £1.00 postage and packing.


Information about Susie's next book due soon is also mentioned on this new site so we have number two to look forward to.

Good news, well done Susie - and Ben has done a wonderful job as usual.

Good news for Megan Baker House

Megan Baker House, a Conductive Education Centre in Herefordshire, UK, has just received a Lottery grant of over £300,000 to run out-reach services.

http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/9078392.Project_launched_after_Big_Lottery_win/

A s stated in the centre's  latest newsletter, http://www.meganbakerhouse.org.uk/uploads/newsletters/Newsletter_May_final_2011.pdf

The Big Lottery has given this grant to support a three year project called Reach Out:

This will see us  start to deliver outreach services into the adjoin ing counties of  Worcestershire. Shropshire, Warwickshire, Gloucestershire and here in Herefordshire, while still providing all of the usual sessions at the centre. I envisage that by the end of year-three we shall be providing CE sessions for children and Parkinson’s clients at ten venues - well that’s the plan!

Great news for the region and all those involved in the project.  Well done and good luck!

I also noted that the centre has what appears to be a smart new website and has recently changed its charity and company numbers.

New conductive school announced

A new venture in British Columbia, Canada has been announced for the autumn. Around 12 children will participate in an elementary school program which will be run by the Purpose Society with Anne-Christiane Wittig, of Moving Ahead conductive consultancy.

http://zsippzsupp.blogspot.com/2011/06/canadas-first-conductive-school-seeking.html

Congratulations to them all and I wish them the best of luck with this!

Internet News May 2011

Thjis  is the May list of news items about Conductive Education found on the Internet. There a a few more than usual, but most are to do with fundraising for indivuduals or centres.

Have a look and see.


http://www.evamagazin.hu/inspiralonok/item.php?id=608
Report of new venture at the Peto Institute involving rowing.

http://www.hetek.hu/arcok/201103/szellemi_hungarikum_a_peto_modszer
Magazine article about Peto and Conductive Education

http://north-west-news.whereilive.com.au/news/story/help-indi-learn-to-walk/
Indiana Harman starts at the Xavier Conductive Education unit at a special school in Queensland, Australia


http://www.eveningstar.co.uk/news/ipswich_brave_george_can_fly_out_to_clinic_thanks_to_charity_ball_1_860085
Ipswich boy flying out Peto Institute after fundraising ball.

http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/at-a-glance/education/pace_setter_in_parent_run_schools_looking_to_secure_state_funding_1_3366992
Report of Paces decision to apply for free school status in the UK

http://www.cpregistry.org/newsletters/cpnewsletter-spring2011-email.pdf
Item about Center for Independence through Conductive Education, US in Cerebral Palsy Register Newsletter.

http://waverley-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/founding-honour-for-cpec/
Claire Cotter, an Australian occupational therapist who has worked with the principles of CE receives a State Government honour.

http://www.simcoe.com/news/news/article/1003881
News article about the Strive Learning Centre in Ontario.

http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/health_2_17108/campaign_will_help_tyler_walk_1_2680141
Mother to do parachute jump to fundraise for her son's Conductive Education.

http://thinklocal.co.uk/2011/04/13/the-rainbow-centre-fareham/
Interview with new chief Executive of the Rainbow Centre, Fareham, Hants, UK


http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/east-hampshire/centre_sets_up_major_teaching_conference_1_2485883
Rainbow Centre responsible for hosting conference in March 2011

http://www.midnorthmonitor.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3132007

http://www.midnorthmonitor.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3136852
Details of fundraising events to send little boy to CE summer camp in Ontario.

http://www.aboutmyarea.co.uk/Hampshire/Gosport/PO13/News/Local-News/196574-Outgoing-Mayor-Makes-Final-Contribution-to-Local-Charity
Out going mayor gives final contribution to Rainbow Centre in Fareham, Hants, UK

http://www.egovmonitor.com/node/42055
Delegates at the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly held in Hungary 14-18 May 2011 visit Peto Institute.

http://www.bccerebralpalsy.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=158:introductory-to-conductive-education&catid=47:community-events-listing&Itemid=110
News of course for children in British Columbia in May.

http://www.aboutmyarea.co.uk/Hampshire/Gosport/PO13/News/Local-News/196902-Local-Charity-Seeks-Hungary-Trekkers
Call for people to join trek in aid of Rainbow Centre, Hants, UK.

http://www.lep.co.uk/news/story_shorts_24_05_11_1_3408630
Mum's charity skydive appeal for Legacy Rainbow House in Cheshire, UK

http://polishnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2587%3Aan-american-story&catid=83%3Awiadomoci-ze-wiata-news-from-around-the-world&Itemid=200
Story of struggle to get CE in the US as reported on Conductive World.

http://www.peterleemail.co.uk/community/your-pictures/talia_s_fun_day_1_3415171
Generous people give enough for Talia to receive Conduction Education

http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/local-papers/hutt-news/4876862/Funding-for-Naenaes-Conductive-Education-Unit-threatened
Conductive Education unit in Australia under threat

http://city-north-messenger.whereilive.com.au/your-news/story/disability-information-at-wayville-expo/
Report of new centre, Future Footprints, in Prospect, Australia.

http://www.scope.org.uk/forums/early-years/conductive-education-summer-block-sessions-bexley
News of CE sessions in Bexley (UK) over the summer.

http://www.bishoppress.com/2011/05/sainsbury%E2%80%99s-raise-over-4200-for-heel-toe-charity/
Sainsbury's staff raise money for Heel and Toe Centre, UK

http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/entertainment/s/2093767_golf_fundraiser_for_children_with_cerebral_palsy
Golf fundraiser for children at Dame Vera Lynn Trust for Children with Cerebral Palsy

http://www.osadvertiser.co.uk/news/ormskirk-news/2011/06/02/rufford-youngster-jack-fiddler-10-raises-400-for-the-legacy-rainbow-house-rainbow-ramble-80904-28799955/
More funds raised for Legacy Rainbow House, Cheshire, UK

http://conservativehome.blogs.com/platform/2011/06/spencer-pitfield-the-free-schools-initiative-is-mercifully-challenging-the-notion-that-theres-a-set-.html
Posting about Paces Sheffield application to become a free school under English government's new policy.

http://www.smirthwaite.co.uk/in-remembrance-of-geoff-smirthwaite.html
Announcement of the death of Geoff Smirthwaite, maker of Conductive Education furniture.