Schule: integrative
Schule am Princess Basma
Centre for Disabled Children –
Gründungsjahr des
Zentrums: 1965, der Schule: 1987
Ort: Ostjerusalem, Besetzte Gebiete
Schülerzahl: insgesamt
722 Schüler (3-18) Jahre alt: davon sind (76) mit Hörbehinderung,
(32) mit körperlicher Behinderung, (6) mit Sehbehinderung und (14) mit
kognitiven Behinderungen.
Spende: Für moderne Therapie- und
Lern- Programme mehrere PC Systeme
inklusive Monitore, Tastatur, Maus und ein Laser Drucker
Own Description of the center/school 20\6\2009
A- The Jerusalem Princess Basma Centre for Disabled
Children
(JCDC)
General Description
JCDC was established in 1965 as a home for the physically disabled
children, mainly those suffering from Polio – Paralysis. It was run by
The Lutheran World Federation for (10) years, then came under a charitable
organization licensed in Jordan No. J “131”, in Palestine and
in Israel No. 58-024-070-3.
It is worth noting that
the Centre was entrusted under the Arab Anglican Episcopal church in June 2000.
Changes and developments
started in the early eighties to go parallel with the needs and expectations of
the disabled community. In 1987 a mainstream school was started where
children with special needs are included along with normal bodied children.
In 1993, JCDC was
identified as one of the three National Referral Centres
for the growing “Community Based Rehabilitation” (CBR) structure in Palestine.
In 1996, an agreement
was signed between the three national rehabilitation centres
and the Palestinian Ministry of Health, defining geographical work areas and
services provided. JCDC will provide services to children will all sorts
of disabilities and their families from East Jerusalem, the central and
northern areas of the West Bank, through the Centre itself and the outreach
clinic in Ramallah.
Beginning 1999 the
provision of highly specialized services for the hearing impaired children of
East Jerusalem and training opportunities for the disabled adults of East
Jerusalem was started by a team of experts.
Since its establishment
until the present date, JCDC played a unique role in developing the services
provided to the children with special needs and their families in order to meet
their right to inclusion within their communities. The Centre’s role is
now expanding to become the advocate for those children and their families.
B- The School
The school was
established in 1987 as one of the programs run by the centre.
The aim is to integrate children with special needs along with regular
school children.
A total number of (722)
students from East Jerusalem ages (3-18) years are receiving regular pre-school
and mainstream education within an inclusive educational setting. (76) of them are hearing impaired, (32) are physically disabled,
(6) are visually impaired and (14) have cognitive impairments. This
coincides with “our vision of integration’, advocating our policy of total
integration of all children with special needs within their own communities.
The school
is a pioneer in facilitating an inclusive educational setting, thus enhancing
equal educational opportunities for children with special needs.
In order to sustain this unique setting- It is necessary to maintain the
structure and the environment within the school to satisfy the needs of the
students – especially those who are disabled.
See:
www.basma-centre.org