CO129-608-3 Occupation reports- education in Stanley Internment Camp 7-11-1945 - 18-7-1947 — Page 47

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Equipment.

lack of equipment.

et on the floor;

The Schools were heavily handicapped all through by

At first there were no desks and the children

later desks were obtained through the International

It was not possible to provide stools for the Kinder-

garten until sufficient wood was available in the Autumn of 1944, after

the receipt of Canadian Red Cross Parcels.

Red Cros8.

Stationery and Books were always scarce, and written work was made very difficult. Sometimes no paper was available, but the backs of cigarette wraprings. A small supply of books and paper came in through the International Red Cross, and small quantities of stationery were purchased from Camp Funds.

Curriculum.

The essential subjects of a normal school

curriculum were studied, though Art was almost impossible for lack of materials, and very little Physical Training was considered advisable

because of the physical state of the children. Candidates were

entered for the Hong Kong Matriculation held by members of the University Staff interned in the Camp, in April 1943 and January 1945. Another class was preparing to sit the examination in December 1945.

In the first examination the five candidates entered from the School

were all successful, in the second 5 out of 7 were successful.

January 1945, also, an examination on the lines of the Hong Kong Government School Certificate Examination was held for the pupils of Class II. The results were regarded as satisfactory.

In

Other School Activities. As much as possible, outside lecturers were encouraged in school to try to broaden an outlook which tended to be bounded by the confines of the Camp. Parents' Days were held