Megan du Plessis Special Needs Centre is a Partial Care Facility, that accepts learners with special educational needs. Children and adults with Autism, ADHD, Down Syndrome, Epilepsy or any other significant developmental delays or disorders are catered for.
Megan du Plessis Special Needs Centre provides a structured, well planned, Christian environment, on Shelford Farm in Bushy Vales, Marina Beach, where learners are given optimal opportunities to develop physically, socially, emotionally and intellectually to their full potential. Due to the high educator to learner ratio both the learners and educators are fully involved with the educational activities. Within limits, the children are free to select and explore learning activities at their own pace and according to their own interests and abilities.
As a Partial Care Facility we are not bound down to a specific Daily Routine with a specific curriculum. To ensure optimal learning and development however the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) from the Department of Education will be used as a foundation to all learning activities. This curriculum will be adapted to meet the needs and circumstances of the learners.
The preschool curriculum is based on themes selected by the educators.
The daily routine includes many activities that form the foundation of life skills. These include arts and crafts, home industry and maintenance, community and environmental projects, gardening, computer skills, basic hygiene and safety.
A trans-disciplinary-team, including the educators and facilitators, speech and occupational therapists and a counseling psychologist work closely together continually.
Learners are assessed on a continual basis according to observations, assessments, portfolios, learners’ behaviour and development and parent interviews.
Megan du Plessis Special Needs Centre accepts learners from 3 to approximately 11 in the Junior Section and learners from approximately 11 years of age in the Senior Section. There is a high teacher to learner ratio of 1:5, if a class has 8 learners an assistant will join the class.
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