Introduction
The birth of a handicapped child is a shattering experience. The parents need sustained guidance to help their children lead normal lives. Every child has a right to education, but a child with a disability is usually denied this basic right and struggles to find expression in a world that alienates the child.
The Indian community took up the responsibility of launching a Special Care Centre for such children, in the face of enormous challenges and in 1995, a Centre for handicapped children was started. This is now the International Indian Public School Special Care Centre which is licenced with the Saudi Ministry of Education. The Centre aims to provide individual care and attention, specialised training, clinical support services, family guidance and counseling. These exceptional children, deprived of their emotional needs for acceptance, achievement and affection, are often denied the challenge of reading, writing and arithmetic as well. We would like to offer them that challenge and give them the confidence to make their lives meaningful and productive. The Special Care Centre wishes to reach out to these children and solicits
support and encouragement of every concerned individual in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Eligibility
The Special Care Centre is for exceptional children with developmental disabilities such as attention deficit disorders, learning disabilities, Down's syndrome, childhood autism, mental retardation and other behavioural and emotional disorders. It strives to promote a caring, accepting and stimulating environment. The Special Care Centre has special educators assisted by a panel of part time consultants, including pediatricians, clinical psychologists, speech and language therapists and physiotherapists.
The Centre is the only one of its kind in Riyadh for expatriate children. Currently the Centre is home to children of all nationalities. Children from Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Ghana, Sudan, Eritrea, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Saudi Arabia learn to work and play together.
Aims
To provide an environment conducive for the child's self expression
To improve the functional skills of each child with individualized education planning.
To provide clinical evaluation and therapeutic services.
To carry out development screening and intelligence testing.
To provide family guidance and counseling.
To integrate the child into normal school, if possible.
Curriculum
The children attend the school from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday through Wednesday. The curriculum includes training in motor, communication, social, self help, academic, recreational and prevocational domains. A multi sensory behavioural approach is adopted involving task analysis and structural teaching. Parental participation plays a vital role in extending the benefits of the school training to the home and social milieu of the child. The curriculum aims at fostering social integration and personal independence in addition to academic and prevocational skills training. To facilitate the emotional and social development of the child, the Centre offers many fun filled therapeutic and recreational activities. These activities include physiotherapy, music and dance, arts and crafts, nature and environmental trips to sharpen the mind and to stimulate the imagination of the child.
The parent staff meetings are scheduled regularly. Regular parent attendance is crucial for maintaining the child's progress and programme planning. Parents can contact the Centre for consultations. Saturday through Wednesday, between 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Management
The International Indian Public School - Special Care Centre is managed by parents of the children studying in the International Indian Public School. We have a highly motivated and committed team of qualified and experienced professionals.
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