Generally, records about the health camp itself are held:
The Ministry of Education should have health camp school records.
Some Christchurch pre-2000 records were destroyed in the 2011 earthquakes.
Gender and age: Mixed (5-12 age group)
Capacity: 21 beds
Health camp schools were funded by the Department of Education (school staff employed and managed by Department of Education; from 1989, staff employed and managed by each school’s board of trustees).
From CLAN website: The Camp and School closed in 2012 following the Christchurch Earthquakes, but was later rebuilt by a private charity, Stand Children’s Services, and reopened under their administration in April 2014.
Controlling organisations: From 1945-c.2000: Responsibility shared between Government Department of Education and Department of Health c.2000-current: Health Camp operated by Stand Tū Māia. State control.
Operational period: Glenelg Children's Health Camp School: 1952-2012 Glenelg Children's Health Camp / Christchurch Children's Village: 1945-current
Photos of Glenelg Health Camp on discovery wall website - including a photo of land and buildings from 4 August 1977 from the Christchurch Star; a photo of the building from its opening in April 1945 (some people visible outside), and various photos of children from the camp from 1960s-1980s: https://discoverywall.nz/album/688/67921
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Digital Repository:
Held in Christchurch: Special Education Physical records R18177372 (1960 - 1986), R18177373 (1987 - 1989).
Held in Wellington: Physical records/Photos c 1900 - c 1947 R21011128, R21011129, R21011130, R21011132, Health - R10378918 (1940 - 1979).
Held in Christchurch: R17861085 Child Health (1981 - 1983), R21238540 Glenelg Health Camp - General (1945 - 1965), R21238547 (1965 - 1965) Teachers' Aide, R21238542 (1977 - 1979) Glenelg Health Camp - General, R2063622 Publication - A New Direction, R21238541 (1966 - 1976) Glenelg Health Camp - General.
Held in Wellington: R21011014 (1947 - 1947) Photo. Held in Christchurch: R17773463 (1962 - 1967) Family Health, R268137 (1965 - 1965) Child Health -Administration, R18985186 (1978 - 1979) Land Purchase Health Department - Children's Health Camps Board Loreto College - Glenelg Health Camp, R21238543 (1945 - 1959) Glenelg Health Camp - School requirements - Maintenance, R21238544 (1960 - 1967) Glenelg Health Camp - School requirements - Maintenance, R21238545 (1968 - 1975) School maintenance.
Held in Wellington: R18772288 (1980 - 1983) Health Camps Board - Glenelg - General. Held in Christchurch: Child Health - Glenelg Health Camp Admissions & Waiting Lists R2104463 (1974 - 1978), R2104466 (1978 - 1984); Glenelg Health Camp Management Committee Meetings R268139 (1986 - 1986), R267837 (1965 - 1965), R267838 (1971 1971), R267839 (1975 - 1975), R267840 (1978 -1978), R267841 (1983 - 1983), R267836 (1963 - 1963).
Held in Wellington: King George V Memorial Fund - Glenelg Sunshine Health Camp - Staffing, Christchurch R18772307 (1978 - 1979), R21238546 Proposed school building - Ground improvements. Held in Wellington: R7219695 Glenelg Health Camp Buildings and Sites.
Held in Christchurch: R934636 (1939 - 1943) Murray Aynsley Hill - General.
Held in Wellington: R18772356 (1953 - 1978) King George V Memorial Fund - Annual stocktaking - Glenelg, R18772306 (1979 - 1980) Christchurch Central Council Main Camp - Glenelg, Teachers - Staffing and Appointments - Departmental Teachers R7212630 (1964 - 1973), R7212631 (1974- 1983), Photographs - Otaki-Children Health Camps Board-Maunu/Pakuranga/Rotorua/Gisborne/Otaki/Glenelg/Roxburgh R23681011 (1981 - 1981); Glenelg Health Camp Site R16127625 (1975 - 1976); Image of children at swimming pool Health Bulletin September 1953 R24020923 (1953 - 1953); Personnel -Staffing - Health Camp (transit card and coversheet) R7249025 (no dates), Glenelg Health Camp - CA Reeves - Former Director R18553582 (1973 - 1976), Staffing and Appointments (transit card & coversheet) R7212632 (1984 - 1984), Children's image - Glenelg Health Camp - Health Bulletin September 1953 R24020922 (1953 - 1953), Glenelg Health Camp - Christchurch District opened 24 September 1956 - Closed 31 July 1985 R26281240 c 1950 - c 1987, Digital Repository: Glenelg Health Camp School R25642800 (1996 - 1996), R25642812 (2002 - 2002), R25642806 (1998 - 1998), R25642817 (2006 - 2006), R25642794 (1995 - 1995). MoE Files: ERO 1995, 1996, 1998 3 ERO Management Files General 1966-1979 2 Canterbury Education Board - Canterbury District Office (may no longer be available due to 2011 Earthquake) Photographs 1981 1 MoE - Lower Hutt Office Special Education Files Health Camps - Glenelg 1960-1989 2 DoE - Southern Regional Office Staff Staffing 1964-1983 2 MoE - National Office Teachers Teachers Aide 1965 1 Canterbury Education Board - Canterbury District Office
Information about Health Camp Schools provided by the Ministry of Education.
Submission to the Redress Hearing of the Abuse in Care Inquiry by Dr Fiona Inkpen of Stand Children's Services Tū Māia Whānau from September 2020
Whanaketia - Final Report of the Abuse in Care Inquiry, Part 2 paras 524-527 on health camps
CLAN website entry on Glenelg Health Camp and School
Stand Tū Māia website page on current Christchurch Children's Village
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