Sharing a journey of self-discovery
Pupils of Zululand Remedial Centre received a surprise visit from motivational speaker Sheri Brynard last week
NATIONAL and international motivational speaker Sheri Brynard paid a special visit to the Zululand Remedial Centre last week to share her inspiring journey living with Down Syndrome.
Now in her 30s, the Bloemfontein resident became the first, and still is, the only person in SA with Down Syndrome who obtained a tertiary qualification when she graduated from the National Technical College in Bloemfontein.
This qualification followed after she was also the first child with Down Syndrome to attend and successfully graduate from a mainstream school 23 years ago.
She works hard to break down the prejudice of society against people with intellectual disabilities by accepting frequent invitations to share her story at schools, businesses, churches, youth development programmes and conferences in SA and abroad.
The children of Zululand Remedial Centre were inspired by Brynard.
She spent time interacting with the pupils by attending their classes and allowing them to show her just what they are capable of at such a young age.
With a number of pupils at ZRC facing daily battles with multiple learning disabilities, Sheri’s visit was a reminder that no matter what challenges may lay ahead, anything is possible.
