Goodbye to our Friend

Goodbye to our Friend

It is with great sadness that we need to share that Valerie Bull, the Association’s Cook/Cleaner, passed away on 13 June 2023. Valerie was appointed in 2008 and a soon became a big part of the Sinethemba family. She was a force to be reckoned with, strong willed and...
Hot Chocolate to warm the body

Hot Chocolate to warm the body

Sinethemba was blessed with a wonderful donation of groceries during the last term. Amongst this donation, was a huge tub of Hot Chocolate. This was the highlight of our children’s Friday’s. As part of their class activity , they were able to make and have...
Pamper Day for the Young Ladies

Pamper Day for the Young Ladies

On the 15th of June 2023, Chantel, a hairstylist based in our community came in to donate some time and give the girls in our young adult class some new hairstyles. The ladies were so excited to be treated to this experience and left school looking like the...
Winter Warmth from the Clothing Guild

Winter Warmth from the Clothing Guild

On the 17th May 2023, we received an amazing donation from the Clothing Guild. This donation consisted of warm clothes and blankets for the children and Adult Group of Sinethemba. Every year, the Clothing Guild donate clothes and blankets which are of a great need to...
Red Cross Outreach 2023

Red Cross Outreach 2023

Our first Red Cross Outreach Day for this year happened on the 11th May 2023. We arranged for our Cerebral Palsy children, their seating devices and their parents to be transported to Red Cross Children’s Hospital. The children are seen to by a doctor to assess...
One hop, Two hops…..it’s Easter Hunt time.

One hop, Two hops…..it’s Easter Hunt time.

On the 31st March 2023, the children of Sinethemba got to take part in an Easter Egg hunt at the centre. There was huge excitement from early in the morning as rumors spread through the classrooms about a visit from the Easter Bunny. The children kept sneaking looks...
Therapy is vital at Sinethemba Special Care Centre

Therapy is vital at Sinethemba Special Care Centre

Sinethemba Special Care Centre is extremely fortunate to have a full time Physiotherapist and a part time Occupational Therapist on staff. We believe that therapy is extremely important to helping our children to develop to their full potential. Our therapist’s...
Fun times in the sun at Sinethemba!

Fun times in the sun at Sinethemba!

With the beautiful weather that we have had in the first term of 2023, we had some fun days outside in the sun. Here are a couple of pictures of the children enjoying themselves whilst combining some therapy in there as well.
CMR and Central Mica Hardware Support Sinethemba

CMR and Central Mica Hardware Support Sinethemba

We are delighted to announce that Sinethemba Special Care Centre will once again be covered for any emergency medical treatment at no cost by the Central Mica Hardware and CMR schools programme. The programme provides cover by CMR for a paramedic response service for...
False Bay Hospital Community Assistance

False Bay Hospital Community Assistance

On the 19th October 2022, Sinethemba Special Care Centre was visited by a team from False Bay Hospital who were doing some community assistance. The team consisted of a Dietician, Physio, Councilor and a dentist which were all a great need for the children at...