Inter house competition

4^th August : Poem Recitation
11^th August : Flag Making
18^th August : Rakhi Making

 

In addition to general behaviour development there are certain special needs of these children like Physio therapy, speech therapy and treatment for neurological disorders. The Institute for this purpose has a doctor, three Physio-Therapists, one occupational therapist and two Speech Therapist and Special Educators. We firmly believe that our "special children are disabled but not unable". Vocational training is provided to the students to safeguard both self-sufficiency and self reliance.

1. Speech Therapy Centre at AFGJI is functioning wef 03 Dec 1997. The aim of opening this center is to help the hearing impaired to come to term with the handicap and to develop skills which will alleviate the adverse results of deafness so that he/she can continue to function within his/her social and occupational competency. The Centre provides a complete "Audiological Rehabilitation".

2. Early Intervention Programme: Earlier the children were admitted on the age of 6 year and above in Special Wing. This year, the school has started early intervention programme for the children of age 3 to 6 years to develop self help skill among such children. Parents of such children undergo traumatic experience and in many cases fail to reconcile. Counseling and guidance to these parents can help them in accepting the reality and start the training of such children at the earliest.

3. Vocational & Rehabilitation Programme : Since the year 1999-2000, Vocational and Rehabilitation Centre was started for the students of age 18 yrs to 22 yrs. The vocational training programme is conducted in various fields like Home Management, Envelope making, Weaving, Candle making, Weaving, Printing & Xeroxing, Gardening, Painting and, Art & Craft, and Computers.

4. The purpose of Vocational training is to develop proper eye hand co-ordination and ensure that the children can be engaged in some meaningful activity to their ability. It also ensures a secure future through gainful employment which restores and enhances their self esteem, helps them to lead a life with dignity and to be employed gainfully after passing out from the Institute.

5. We believe that the only way to achieve mainstreaming or normalization of mentally handicapped is to accept the special children as they are and to provide them environment to promote healthy social interaction with others so that they can grow and develop into a useful member of the society.

(a) Integrated morning assembly.
(b) Special assemblies on National Day and Festivals,
(c) PT and Special Sports.
(d) Planned magic shows, puppet show, picnics, excursions to place like post office, market place, rail museum.
(e) Toy and activity room
(f) Arts & Crafts Exhibition (Abhivyakti) to display the work done by special children along with normal children.
(g) Inter special school sports and cultural programmes.
(h) PTA meeting and involvement of Parents in counseling sessions with the special educators and the school counselor.
(j) Integrated and separate classes for art, Dance, Music and Drama etc.
(k) In service training Programmes/workshops like Inter Special School Olympics, Pottery and Clay Modelling and Drama competitions arranged by organizations like Tamanna, NIMH, YMCA etc are attended by teachers and the members of staff to keep them abreast with the new techniques of special children.