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Visually impaired learners rock the airwaves

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16th Jun 2022
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Visually impaired learners rock the airwaves

Pioneer School for the Visually Impaired has started its own radio station. Photo: Supplied/Health For Mzansi

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The power of radio has infinite possibilities for the students of the Pioneer School for the Visually Impaired in Worcester. To empower learners, the school has started an internet radio station that broadcasts every Wednesday from 19:00.

Pioneer School learners share stories and news, do interviews, and report on all activities in and around the school. Photo: Supplied/Health For Mzansi

Music teacher, Quinten Pendle, is the heart behind the initiative. He knows all too well the struggles of finding employment as a person living with visual impairment. “As a blind person, I have had to compete with other ‘normal’ or ‘sighted’ people to get a job, and to provide for my family,” says Pendle.

“When I started teaching at Pioneer School at the beginning of last year, I wanted to contribute towards enriching the lives of our learners, equipping them with skills and knowledge that they could apply in a practical manner once they leave school.”

The Pioneer School for the Visually Impaired is one of 22 schools for the blind in Mzansi.

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Meet the heart of the station

The learners started off with preparation and training at the beginning of 2021.

Their very first broadcast took place on Thursday, 9 September 2021 at 19:00. Up until now, the school made use of some of Pendle’s spare equipment – which includes a computer, mixing desk and microphones – to stay on air.

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He believes that a gentle introduction to a broadcasting environment was necessary, and that it required a child to have reached some level of maturity. “Our broadcasters are keen interviewers, and not only do they bring the most amazing stories, but they also have great ideas, some of which we have already incorporated into our schedule,” Pendle says.

At present, nine learners are part of the Radio Academy.

“We also endeavour to let our younger learners, as well as those with special needs, take part in our broadcasts, either by means of being interviewed, or as part of other activities that take place at our school.”

A radio station with purpose

Pendle garnered six years of experience at Perron FM, a community radio station based in Malmesbury.

The Pioneer School Radio broadcasts on Wednesdays. Photo: Supplied/Health For Mzansi

“Since radio has always played a vital role in the lives of blind people, I figured that this might be an extra field in which they could excel. It hopefully opens up more job opportunities for them later in their lives.”

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The school’s principal, Michael Bredenkamp, says that the new addition is aimed at educating and empowering blind and visually impaired students to become broadcasters. “The learners share stories and news, do interviews, and report on all activities in and around the school.”

Learners are trained in proper microphone etiquette, operating a studio, producing, sound engineering, compiling and presenting specialised programmes, and scriptwriting.

The radio station broadcasts live from the school on Wednesday nights from 19:00 to 20:00.

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