Sharane April & Zelda Cupido bestuur tans Sunfield Home se werkswinkel en ons gesels met hulle oor hul agtergrond, passie vir Sunfield Home se inwoners en hul ander belangstellings. Sharane is ‘n boorling van Newton, ‘n dorpie net buitekant Wellington.  Sy het...

Chris Swart is ons nuutste Sunfield Home direksielid en is ‘n gebore en getoë Vrystater. Hy is getroud met Sandra en hulle is ‘n gesin van vier, met ‘n 24-jarige seun en 17-jarige dogter. Na sy twee jaar diensplig het hy die kaal vlaktes van die Vrystaat vir ‘n berg...

Teaching under any circumstances can prove challenging.  Students are individual and varied in both character and developmental level. A teacher has to know learners’ individual abilities and personalities; which makes teaching dynamic and fundamentally stimulating...

by Fiona Brophy It has been 5 months since my journey started at sunny Sunfield. Truly it is a place of light and love. I knew I wasn’t starting just any job… but rather a journey at a light-filled university of life. My attitude in entering this position was from a...

“What you should know is that having an intellectual disability is not a disease. It is not static or unchanging. It is a condition and its expression can change with therapies and supports.”  ~  Special Olympics Chief Health Officer, Dr Alicia Bazzano. Probably one...

 Carolynn (37) was born with a very rare heart/lung disorder (Scimitar syndrome), which is hereditary and her uncle was also the first patient to be diagnosed in South Arica. She was very sick as a child, but with plenty of love and care she stabilised until the age...

Discovering your child may have an intellectual disability is a difficult reality to come to terms with. Immediate concerns center around the child’s upbringing, security, learning competencies and life development. Whatever the situation however, one fact will impact...