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Topic: Inclusive Education
In 1872 the
first school for blind people was opened (2 students) In
1919 school had 4 grades In 1947 school was reorganized into State secondary school Until 1997 segregated education – 150- 200 pupils per year studied in Riga State
Boarding School for Blind and Partially Sighted children No services for mainstreamed visually impaired children In 1997 Riga State Boarding School for Blind and Partially
Sighted children was reorganized into Strazdumuiza
Boarding School – Training Center for Blind and Partially Sighted Children Main goal: giving the possibility
to parents to choose the most appropriate way of teaching of their visually
impaired child – support
of integrated education was started Main directions of
work:
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Education of blind and visually impaired children in
Strazdumuiza Boarding School v Program
of High School v Special
courses (O @ M, DLS, development of sensory/motor skills) v Sports
activities v Extracurricular
activities Support of integrated visually impaired children: v Consultations
for children (assessment of special needs, adaptation of teaching material) v Consultations
for parents (information about particularities of their children’ vision,
ways of optimizing of functioning impaired vision) v Consultations
for staff of mainstream schools (information, courses, seminars,
educational programs) Collaboration with different institutions to support education
of visually impaired children and youth v Building
of data base about all visually impaired children v Organization of different educational
activities for staff working with visually impaired children v Organization
of summer camps for preschool age
visually impaired children The main organization of collaboration
is nongovernmental organization “Visually impaired,
blind children, their parents and friends” that was established in
1999
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