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.

More articles on Conductive Education which are still free

I have just spent a couple of hours adding some new items to the virtual catalogue that are still available free on the Internet at

http://www.tes.co.uk/searchResults.aspx?area=thePaper&keywords=%22conductive+education%22

If you have a look you will see that this search produces  40 items but some of them are just announcements of courses, conferences or little pieces about events. Others are much meatier and these have been added to the virtual catalogue  at http://www.e-conduction.org/?page_id=115 

The contents of this cataloge are growing steadily and now there are almost three hundred items, with still more to be added.