YMCA Special School

August Month YMCA Activity

The special school was started in the year 2006 under the control of Y.M.C.A. College of physical education as a project specially designed to catter the needs of differently abl ed.

Before starting the special school, the college was already implemented the community based rehabilitation programme with the following activities.

Orientation and mobility

Adapted physical education

Home management skills

Daily living skills

Sensory training

Mapping

Braile

The special school was started as a result of Community Based Rehabilation programme with following activities.

1. Special Education

The special education programme is carried out by using the humen resource of the trained teachers in the feeld of special education, here the students are assessed and trained towards specific goals set according to their needs ensuring the overall develepment of the child that is academic, physical, emotional, social and recreational skills.

To identify and motivate the children the sports events with ever is suitable for them are beeing encouraged through inter school competion , Anual sports meet, special olympics.

2. Yoga Theraphy

The yoga theraphy is given to the children by the trained theraphist,the theraphy is designed based on the physical fitness and need of each child the asanass such as thada assnass, utkatta assnass, thirikona assanass, pujanga assana, janu sirasasna, padmasna and savasana.

3. Music & Art Theraphy

The talent in music and artistic talents are beeing identified by the special educaters and volentears.

Their talents are motivated and utelized on various occations such as inter school competion, school programmes such as independence day republic day, childrens day christmas and anualsory day.

The talents in music and art were recognised in severel times in many interschool competion.

4. Gymnastic

Our children are trained in gymnastic by a specialist from Y.M.C.A. College of physical education. Their talents may be displayed on many occations.

5. Hydro Theraphy

Swimming coaching is given to the children with autism, down syndrome and mentaly retarded trainable and learning disability.

6. Occupational Theraphy

The following activities were given in the form of occupational theraphy by a trained professionals to Special children with the autistic and hyper activities.

7. Physio & Speech Theraphy

Physio theraphy and speech theraphy are given to the children with special need such as children with autism, downsyndrom and multyple disabilities.

8. Remedial Programme

Physical exersice and playing activities were conducted with the help of the students of physical education college.

9. Inclusive Education

Our objective is to promote inclusive education has gained concidarable momentum, 3 of our special school students are enrolled in our YMCA matriculation school and have done well in examinations conducted for them with certain modification

10. Vocational Training

The vocational training is given in the form of cover making, candile making and gardening.

The differently abled children from the age group of 10 to 15 were trained on those skills.

Presently we have 10 children with disabilities in the age of 15 we have received aps lications from severe! children and addults with disabilities.

Present set up of this School

At present there are 12 children who were from in and around Chennai come to this school.

And Y.M.C.A. College Special School being a day- care center the students come to school either through with their parents.

There are students with Mental Retardation, Autism, Down . syndrome, Learning Disability and ADHD.

Staff Structure

Ms. Sujatha – Bsc.(BE d) Special Educator

Ms. Jaya.P Belit – Montetssori trainer

Mr. Arul Murugan – Special Educator, Fitness Trainer, Occupational\Sensory Trainer

Working hrs: 10:00 am to 3:30 pm

Monthly fees: Rs.1000

We are focusing on life skills and Inclusive education, group activity, Aqua Therapy, Play Therapy and celebrating birthdays for all special needs in our school.

Daily Activities

The school starts by 10.A.M in the morning with the prayer. And in the prayer the students are made to stand in a line for the prayer followed by classes till noon.

After wise the students are involved in recreation activities. The school ends by 3.30 P.M.

Catagorisation of Classes

The classes in this school are categorized as follows

Care-Group

Pre-Primary

Primary

Secondary & Pre-Vocational.

Fees Structure