Children with mental or physical handicap, as well as children with autism are welcome at the kindergarten. It is a safe haven for children to flourish and learn.

The kindergarten receives up to 30 children of less than 6 years of age.

Program objectives

• Discover the children’s capacities and ensure an early stimulation that could improve the baby or young child’s comfort.
• Bring support to parents and give them information on their child’s disability and help them in the decision making process.

Course of action serving the disabled children 

Workshops are developed to reinforce and accelerate the learning process of the young disabled child. These workshops include:

A-Multidisciplinary workshops

• Group workshop: aiming at developing the child’s sensory-motor skills which are comprised of: speech and language therapy, psychomotor therapy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, orthopedagogy

B-Awareness, pre-school and school workshops 

• Initiation activities and learning how to become autonomous through daily activities

  • Refreshments
  • Meals
  • Bathroom: washing hands, brushing teeth…
    
    

To learn how to make necessary adaptations in order to become autonomous

• Pre-school and school cognitive activities

  • Sensory stimulation
  • Cognitive awareness
  • Body image
  • Pre-math/math
  • Pre-handwriting/ handwriting
  • Observation
  • Sciences
  • Civic education

To help the disabled child develop a logic

• Personal enhancement activities

  • Trips
  • Birthdays
  • Cooking activities
  • Puppets
  • Singing
  • Story telling
  • Video
  
  

To expand the child’s imagination and develop his or her language and self-confidence

• Motor activities:

  • Overall motor activity/ fine motor skills
  • Painting
  • Handicrafts
  • Modeling clay

To learn how to situate him or herself within space and time limits and to develop physical and sign language skills.