Nov 3, 2023, The JC Community: Duke of Edinburgh officially opens Kisharon Noé School https://www.thejc.com/news/community/duke-of-edinburgh-officially-opens-kisharon-noe-school-5OETTTQ5axwK6VND0VIOCl
His Royal Highness praised the "vision" of the school for pupils with learning disabilities and autism
The Duke of Edinburgh has hailed the new Kisharon Noé School building as “fantastic”, paying tribute to the team who had “the vision” to build it.
Speaking at the official opening ceremony for the school for pupils with learning disabilities and autism, the duke congratulated the team behind the school, which encompasses the Kisharon Wohl Campus and the Loftus Learning Centre, in Hendon, saying: “Congratulations to all of you who have been involved in this fantastic project and for […] having the vision to be able to increase the service and the fantastic work that you are doing for so many young people and for their parents.”…
The school, which cost £13.5 million [$17M] to develop, is one of the most advanced of its kind for children with SEND or complex needs….
While the old building had space for 33 pupils, the new site accommodates over double that number and currently includes Israelis who have escaped the country in the aftermath of the Hamas terrorist attacks.
Richard Franklin, CEO of Kisharon Langdon, described the new building as “lifechanging”, telling the JC: “I’ve seen what is now possible. These pupils are really bright people, who are now able to do more and demand more from us and that’s how it should be. [The pupils] teach us how we should be.”
He added that another advantage of the state-of-the-art building was that it “attracted some of the best teachers in the country”.
Addressing the duke at the ceremony, Franklin said: “I remember many Christmas Day speeches from your mother, and she spoke about tolerance. In this school […] it does not matter if you wear a kippa or if you teach with a hijab. We all celebrate Jewish values, universal values, and we teach each child, according to his or her ways, that you love your neighbour.”…
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