Special Solutions For Special Children
Turkey - Istanbul - Gebze Otistik Cocuklar Egitim Merkezi - Gebze Otistik Çocuklar Eğitim Merkezi
Information about organisation:
- Our school started education in 2006 There used to be 2 classes, 8 students and 5 Teachers when it was first opened.
- Now there are 23 Classes, 96 students, and 53 teachers.
- In our school we have a headmaster, a headmaster assistant, a psychological counselor, six Special education teachers, a mus
teacher, an art teacher and an officer.
- The education in our school is given for five days of the week from 9:20 to 14:20 The students have six lessons during the day and
thirty hours a week.
- There are twenty-three classes, workshop and department of administration.
- During the lessons teachers study with the students self-care, academical ability, social life abilities, art, sport activities.
- Seminars for the parents, teachers and other stuff are given regularly. Dramas and social artistic activities are done for the
families.
- These activities are sports, jewellery, wood painting.
Education of children with autism:
- Children are educated according the School educational program, which is based on the State educational program for children with autism.
- Children are educated in gruops. The education is pescified in accordance with the individual specification of children..
- IEP are made by special needs teachers for a period of 3 months.
- Education programme is evaluated in evry six months.
- Individual education programme is observed and evaluated by a comittee at school.
- In order to specificiation and rehabilitation of behavioral problems, a group consisting of specifical education teachers is working.
Methods we use:
- TEACCH (Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication Handicapped Children)
- PECS (The picture exchange communication system)
- ABA – applied behaviour analysis
Supporting therapies:
- Art Therapy
- Pottery Therapy
- Sports Activities
- During the Summer Camps
- Hydrotherapy
- Hippotherapy
School activities:
- New Year Celebration Party
- 23 April Children Fest
- Autism Awareness Month Activities
- Trips to Farms
- Trips to Zoo
- Week of Persons with Disabilities Activities