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