CMSS - Skills Development Centre For People with Disabilities
Areas of activity
Life Long Learning
Everyone that attends the Skills Development Centre has the opportunity to further his or her skills. Within the centre there are three main curriculum areas; Education, Independent Living and Social Skills. The Skills Development Centre offers both vocational programs and integrated mainstream qualifications both in the community and in-house.
Each year clients decide what they are interested in doing. They express this individually to the Curriculum Manager, whose job it is to match their expressed wants to a suitable course or program. These requests can range from Flamenco dancing to obtaining an NVQ. Every client has an individual timetable filled with courses and activities they want to do. Generally speaking the centre offers some 100 or more different courses and activities throughout the year.
The Skills Development Centre positively encourages its clients to participate in the community as much as possible. Being located close to local amenities and central London, the opportunities are great. Partnership work with local colleges, art centres, theatres and horticultural societies makes for a great variety of choice.
The centre itself is fully accessible and has great resources. Individual aids and tools are made available to ensure that equipment can be used and enjoyed by all.
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CMSS Events
Christmas Bazaar 29th November 2008
We would like to say a big thank you for everyone who helped us in this fundraising event. The Christams Bazaar was a great success.
There were lots of stalls selling gifts, cards and wrapping paper, hand knitted items, home made cakes and lovely hot food on the day.
We held a raffle, auction and various other games where you could win a prize.
The day raised £2671.00 after deductions, this will all go towards our clients holidays and along with all other monies raised during 2008 will pay for transport, transfers, specialised equipment,general care and anything else that is needed to make our clients have an enjoyable holiday. The money also goes on providing social events throughout the year for our clients.
In 2008 some of the holidays and socials are listed below, these were very popular and i am already being asked where the holidays and socials will be for 2009....watch this space.
Majorca, Disneyland Paris, butlins, copenhagen etc...
disco, theatre, meal out, bowling etc...
Once again thank you to everyone who donated gifts, vouchers, bottles and anything else, also thanks to all of you who gave up their time to help either beforehand, on the day or afterwards.