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MEET OUR SPECIAL RESIDENTS: ZANDRI FERREIRA

MEET OUR SPECIAL RESIDENTS: ZANDRI FERREIRA

Zandri’s parents, Gerrit & Erilene, have been living in Wellington for the past 36 years and Zandri is their only child.      She is 33 years old, was born with severe brain damage, and is currently a resident of House Liebenberg at Sunfield Home. She attended...
DIE HART VAN ONS WERKSWINKEL:  SHARANE APRIL & ZELDA CUPIDO

DIE HART VAN ONS WERKSWINKEL: SHARANE APRIL & ZELDA CUPIDO

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...
BLY TE KENNE:  CHRIS SWART

BLY TE KENNE: CHRIS SWART

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 Intellectually Disabled Adults

Teaching Intellectually Disabled Adults

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...
Social Work at Sunfield

Social Work at Sunfield

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...
Parenting an Intellectually Disabled Child

Parenting an Intellectually Disabled Child

“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...