1) Running a special school for mainly for the autistic and the mentally challenged children.The address of the place is P30, Prince Golam Mohammed Shah Road, Golf Garden, Kolkata-700095, INDIA. Based on the neighbouring community needs a few students having speech & hearing impairment and multiple-disabilities are also admitted. The number of children undergoing education at present is 50 only to ensure one-to-one education and quality in every aspect. We have purchased a Govt. land and constructed a 4-storied barrier-free building. We have engaged full-time physiotherapist, full-time speech-therapist and part-time psychologist. We have motor sensory integration program for students who need them.
2) We maintain a vocational training centre for students over 16 years of age in various trades. We provide guidance to form self-help groups by family members for rehabilitation of their challenged member.
3) We have a air-conditioned sound controlled multi-use training room with 75-seats, fitted with modern apparatus for video presentation and a small stage for organising stage performance by the challenged children before their family members and invited guests.
4) We assist the parents/guardians in obtaining disability certificates, medical insurance etc statutory benefits in respect of the challenged students.
2) We have arrangement with Singapore International Foundation (SIF) to provide us advanced training to our teachers (including special sessions for parents) by sending expert teachers to meet our training needs. Such team of experts are sent twice or thrice in a year for a week each.
3) Organising sports, Sit & Draw, cultural programs in public stages, educational tours, excursions (specially in a ship on water) for the challenged children. Whereever possible, we invite their family members, and volunteers.
4) Organising special film festivals with feature films on disability in Nandan, Max Muller Bhawan, Gorki Sadan etc. in Kolkata for public awareness and social integration. All kinds of socially disadvantaged and challenged persons and their family members are invited to witness the festival.
5) Entrepreneurship Development programs for the handicapped for their self-employment in collaboration with the National Insitute, Govt. of India. Also art & cultural workshops for training of the challenged students by inviting reputed artists. These are held in our school premises.
Purpose / Goals
1) To build up a modern school-cum-prevocational training centre with scientific infrastructure for education of the mentally retarded, autistic and multiple disabilities. There will be reservation for poor and parentless children. 150 children can be accommodated on completion of the present project.
2) To run a training centre for the adult handicapped in
vocational trades, arts & crafts, dance & music, sports, health care, computer and domestic jobs with the objective of their economic occupational rehabilitation.150 students can be accommodated in this curriculum also on completion of the project. The time slots will be different.
3) To organise exhibitions, film festivals, sports, and cultural shows for public awareness and social integration and also to build up the confidence level in the handicapped themselves