{"id":199641,"date":"2019-03-25T07:00:02","date_gmt":"2019-03-25T05:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=199641"},"modified":"2019-03-25T15:00:51","modified_gmt":"2019-03-25T13:00:51","slug":"little-ones-learn-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/03\/25\/little-ones-learn-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"Little ones learn all about Down Syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tic Toc Nursery School celebrated World Down Syndrome Day, on Wednesday.<br \/>\nThough World Down Syndrome Day is celebrated globally on March 21, the children observed the day on Wednesday as Thursday was a public holiday (Human Rights Day).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_199642\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-199642\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-199642\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/03\/WORLD-DOWN-SYNDROME-DAY-3-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/03\/WORLD-DOWN-SYNDROME-DAY-3-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/03\/WORLD-DOWN-SYNDROME-DAY-3-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-199642\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mikhail Deetlefs (3), who attends Tic Toc Nursery School, helped his classmates learn more about Down Syndrome.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To create awareness, learners were encouraged to wear their favourite colourful, fun and mismatched socks to school and were taught more about Down syndrome, including how to be accepting of anyone who is different.<br \/>\n\u201cThis is a subject close to my heart, as I have a three-year-old grandson who was diagnosed with Down Syndrome and attends Tic Toc,\u201d said Diane Herbst, the owner and principal of Tic Toc Nursery School.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/198968\/school-security-priority\/\" target=\"_blank\">School security has to be a priority<\/a><\/strong><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/198779\/jolly-grandparents-day-at-ducktails-nursery-school\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jolly Grandparents Day at Ducktails Nursery School<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" 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