PROGRAM FOR MENTALLY DISABLED CHILDREN



Objectives 

  • Discover and improve the child’s capacities on the cognitive, emotional and social levels.
  • Help the child discover and use his or her potential and put it to work in real everyday life.
  • Develop the child’s personality and promote its flourishing.
  • Discover and ameliorate the child’s capacities for professional orientation.

Beneficiaries

79 children and young people between the ages of 6 and 19 surrounded by a multidisciplinary team of:

  • Educators
  • Speech therapists
  • Physical therapists
  • Psychologists
  • Social workers
  • Occupational therapists

Specific scope of action

The classroom :

Daily living skills: learning how to be autonomous: (meals, hygiene, clothing, washing etc…).A place for learning (individual or team learning) that takes into account the pace and capacities of the child and the course.

Workshops:

They represent support for symbolization, a space for creativity and a bridge for establishing social relationships. Each child or young person is supported, accompanied and listened to in the choices that he or she makes in each workshop: computers, painting, handicrafts, physical activities, pottery, horticulture, music and choir.

Field Trips :

Once a month, recreational trips are organized for children to relax and release their emotions. Additionally, educational trips are organized for learning and socializing purposes.