"Veethi thorum Irandoru Palli ……….” - Subramaniya
Bharathi
GENESIS OF MAITHREE - TAMBARAM
The verse penned by Bharathiar highlights
the importance of education and the necessity
of schools in each street to make it accessible
to all. If we were to view this verse in
today’s’ context, it would hold true for
special schools as well.
About 12 years ago, in the year 1997, the
driving force behind the establishment of
a special school by Maithree in Tambaram
was Jyotsana. Jyotsana is a special child
residing in Tambaram. The distance from
her residence to a special school was a
cause for concern. To address this issue,
her parents Usha and Ganeshram offered space
in their home to start the second special
school of Maithree. And thus was born Maithree
Special School at Tambaram on 1st June 1997.
The special school that started off with
two students and one special educator has
now grown to 70 students with 5 special
educators, 5 assistant teachers, 2 physiotherapists
and 2 vocational instructors. From being
a single entity, this special school has
now branched off into Ullagaram and East
Tambaram
We have an inter disciplinary team whose
service includes Special Education, Physiotherapy,
Occupational Therapy and Pre Vocational
Training at Tambaram. We cater to the special
needs of children spanning across a very
wide range of challenges and also age groups
(New born – 18 years).
• Special education addresses
each student’s individual differences and
needs. It helps learners with special needs
achieve a higher level of personal self-sufficiency
and success in school and community.
• Physiotherapy is for
helping the children who have challenges
with posture and mobility through therapeutic
exercises.
• Occupational therapy
focuses on daily activities, writing, concentration
etc. and also on sensory-motor integration.
• Pre Vocational training
focuses on a work culture for economic empowerment
of our students.
Our strength is quality assurance. The usage
of standard tools for assessment and periodic
evaluation of our students by external evaluators
helps us maintain high standards. The relevance
of the curriculum, pedagogy and performance
are evaluated for each student, because
each student’s needs are unique.
The Tambaram special school of Maithree
is located within the campus of Valluvar
Gurukulam, a mainstream school. Thus Maithree’s
Vision of integrating our students into
the mainstream is automatically realized.
Our Address: MAITHREE’S
SPECIAL SCHOOL,
No. 220, G.S.T Road, Valluvar Gurukulam
Campus,
Tambaram,
Chennai – 600 045
Phone : 044-22380440
Web site : www.maithree.org
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