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PHILOSOPHERS OF CLEMENTINA SCHOOL (PHOCLEMS)
The Love
of Wisdom and Knowledge, a Weapon
E
–mail: phoclems@yahoo.com
theyoungphilosophers@gmail.com
NAIROBI KENYA
TEL:
+254 732 420 300
PHILOSOPHERS OF CLEMENTINA
SCHOOL (PHOCLEMS)
Is
a registered center whose activities revolved around the children and persons
with disabilities (PHOCLEM) had its inception in January, 2011 with its location
in Kasarani Nairobi Kenya?
The aims and objectives of the center
are as follows:
·
To create awareness and sensitive the
society on causes, effects and intervention measures on disabilities.
·
To develop positive attitude in parents,
teachers, peers and the community at large towards children with special needs
in education
·
To carry out assessments/screening to
children with special needs.
·
To conduct consultations: offer
professional advice on how to stimulate development, handling and management of
specific conditions, information on adaptive equipments and toys, referrals to
schools, doctors, therapists and other appropriate services and to conduct
monitoring and evaluation to the learners.
·
To provide equal opportunities to all
children to be able to share knowledge, resources and experiences.
·
Dissemination of information to parents,
educational and health professionals by providing
ü List
of schools/units/programmes
ü Details
of societies and centers that can provide information and help in specific
conditions.
ü Contact
details for qualified professionals in the field of special education and
therapies
ü A
selection of videos on specific conditions, which can be rented at a minimal
fee.
·
Information and resources materials
equipments and devices pertaining to various conditions to minimize the effects
of disabilities on the child.
·
To provide an inclusive education model
with the best approaches to accommodate all children in regular classes
regardless of their disabilities or abilities and to facilitate inclusion of
the learner in all aspects of life.
Our current position:
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Currently the center has identified
twelve (12) children with special needs who are benefiting from the programme.
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Under our activities magazine, out of
the twelve (12) learners, four (4) suffered trauma, three (3) are physically
challenged, four (4) are learners with autism conditions while one 1 suffered
condition of Down’s syndrome.
-
The center other than services has
provided mobility devices for those with physical challenges, a proper programs
for parents and learners with autism to able to attend schools i.e. information
among others on diet, therapy (occupational therapy and financial faculties
cater for their educational in appropriate schools.
-
Guidance and counselling to the parents
and learners including sensitization of immediate relatives and families.
-
The center has also recruited seven professionals
to carry out its mandate in implementing its objectives.
An example of
one of the situations on trauma area recently identified by the centre, is
Justus Juma 13 years of age living in Dandora phase one shown on the
picture. Justus should be in high school in form one but due to the state of
his family, the boy has been forced to drop out of school to work as a casual
laborer to get his basic needs. The parents divorced and the mother who was
initially living with him could no longer take care of him due to her health condition.
His aspiration is to become a doctor when he grows up.
Collaboration
The
center collaborates with the following sectors to work towards its goals in
terms of information and resources.
·
Religious organizations
·
Non-governmental organizations
·
Individuals with the will to uplift the
societies
·
Well wishers and groups
·
Government departments
·
Societies and organizations for those
with disabilities
·
Schools and centers of learning.
·
Medical institutions
Plans
on focus
Currently there are additional twenty
(20) children with special needs identified by the professionals and who should
be receiving the various services from the center. The numbers of children with
disabilities are growing day by day has the requirements of the center. The
center is looking forward to provide the following for the now 32 children.
-
Guidance and counselling to the children
and the parents
-
Educational placement facility for the
learners
-
Educational resources and devices for
those with learners
-
Training of the staff on outreach
programme
-
Distribution of the offices to the slum
areas to reach the affected population easily.
The PHOCLEMS Center invites (YOU)
all interested parents, individuals, groups, societies, institutions and
originations to join hands and work together in planning, organizing
facilitating, and implementation of its programs. Contact us today for more
information on partnerships. Work with us to raise a more innovative,
productive, independent and prosperous society.
Sir. Athiende Joseph
Programme Director.
THE PHILOSOPHERS OF CLEMENTINA SCHOOL
NAIROBI – KENYA
THE PHILOSOPHERS OF CLEMENTINA SCHOOL
PHILOSOPHERS
OF CLEMENTINA SCHOOL (PHOCLEMS) is a
center of learning that caters for all learners who are in the kindergarten and
primary level and those with and without special needs/ disabilities. The
center also deals with educational assessments, resources and facilities for
learners. PHOCLEMS
takes this opportunity to invite/request you/your organization to be
part of its activities and service provision as partner, supporter, donor or
both.
PHILOSOPHERS OF CLEMENTINA
SCHOOL
(PHOCLEMS)
PRIMARY SCHOOL
BABY CLASS, NURSERY, PRE-UNIT AND
SPECIAL NEEDS UNIT
Education Assessment and Resource Centre
The Love
of Wisdom and Knowledge, a Weapon
Tel : +254 732 420 300 E-mail: phoclems@yahoo.com / theyoungphilosophers@gmail.com
The
Philosophers of Clementina PHOCLEMS is a
model school that offers both primary and early childhood education. The Centre
also deals with activities and services surrounding Children with and without Special Needs in Education. Under the
Special Needs Education Magazine, PHOCLEMS
deals with the following categories:
- Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders: Autism spectrum disorder
: Attention deficit and
hyperactivity disorders
- Children with Leaning Difficulties (Slow Learning)
- Children with communication difficulties i.e. speech and language
- Children with Sensory Impairments: Hearing Impairments : Visual Impairments
- Children with Behavioral and Social Maladjustment
- Children Affected with Trauma
- Children with Physical Impairments i.e. Cerebral Palsy etc
- Children with Mental/Intellectual Challenges i.e. Downs Syndrome etc
- Children living under difficult circumstances, among other categories
- Adult education
PHOCLEMS collaborates
with other organizations, institutions, societies and well wishers in terms of
activities, services and resources for Learners with Special Needs in Education.
Contact us today to learn more about us, our activities and services etc.
Program
Director
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