Special Education

GENERAL INFORMATION

We have 4 units that provide specialized education for children with various learning difficulties, especially those who face difficulties in keeping up with the demands of mainstream program and/or environment.

Our Special Education Department provides education to meet the individual needs of our students. We recognize individual differences and needs and that flexible learning program should be developed to cater individual needs.
We implement a combination of mainstreaming and “learning in the special class” method of provision which allows us to modify the environment so that we can cater students’ individual needs. This method of provision also allows students to learn in a more structured environment as well as to give students a chance to learn in mainstreaming classes whenever possible with the purpose of achieving higher levels of functioning, achievement, and independence.

SPECIAL EDUCATION UNITS

SPECIAL NEEDS (SN)

Age range : 5 to 12 years old
Students in Special Needs unit have full-time placement in the Special Needs classroom. However, some students may attend the Learning Centre or mainstream class for social integration opportunities.

LEARNING CENTER (LC)

Age range : 5 to 12 years old
LC students study (academic & non academic subjects) in the Learning Centre but they are integrated to the mainstream classes for specific subjects for social integration and generalization skills taught in LC. Students who are integrated for mainstream subjects do so with or without guidance/supervision from the Special Education teacher, depending on their ability and needs.

TRANSITION EDUCATION CENTER FOR HIGH FUNCTIONING STUDENTS (TEC HF)

Age range : 12 to 18 which needs moderate to minimum support from teachers.
TEC HF students study both academic and non academic subject in the TEC HF but they are also integrated to the mainstream classes for several subjects both for academic achievement and socialization objectives. When join integration, they may or may not receive support from TEC HF teacher according to the necessity.

TRANSITION EDUCATION CENTER FOR HIGH SUPPORT STUDENTS (TEC HS)

Age range : 12 to 18 which needs moderate to maximum support from teachers.
The TEC HS program provides the students with more functional and vocational education. Some TEC HS students are able to join mainstream classes for non academic subjects, with supervision from the TEC HS teacher.

CURRICULUM

SKILLS & SOCIAL RELATIONSHIP SKILLS

Additional curriculum domain for TEC :

INTEGRATION PROGRAM

Students have the opportunity to join subjects in the regular classroom according to each child ability.
The integration subjects will be determined by the teachers considering student’s level of functioning (ability), work habit, behavior, etc.
Aims of the integration:
- Socialization
- Academic

STUDENTS : TEACHER RATIO