On the 13/03/2013, our school of Education has organised a trip to a special needs school in Shah Alam. We were told to wait at the bus stop near Pangkor hall before 7.15am. It took us almost one hour to reach the school. This is my first time going to a special needs school in Malaysia. My first impression of the school is so big and has many building blocks.
Aftethat, me and my classmates( First Years), Second Year Students and our lecturers were assisted by Ms. Pravina, a teacher of the school. We went to the teacher's meeting room, and were introduced to the principal and she gave her speech about the school. In addition, we were given a school brochure by Ms.Pravina, to know more about the school ,what are the programmes being offered in the school and how does the school evaluate students performance. Then, we had a Q & A session, where we get to ask questions regarding the school. From that discussion, I can see that the school is only for students who are blind, students with hearing impairment and learning disabilities. There was one part where one of the teachers pointed out that this school is only for the "deaf and dumb" and then she quickly changed her mind. I was shocked to hear that the term "dumb" because I found it a very offensive and sad to hear that some people still used that "negative term" in today's society. Another thing is the school only used two sign languages. There are Manually Coded Malay (KTBM) and American Sign Language(ASL). According to one of the teachers, students who perform well in their studies, they will sent to a special needs school in Penang. One of my peers raised a question that " do students here create their own language to communicate with their friends". They responded by saying that students do create their own language to communicate whether there are in their dorms and in the classroom itself.
Moreover, this school offered seven programmes such as 7 courses such as cooking, builders, welding, hair saloon, automotive engine, housekeeping, learn about making dresses and blouses, and learn how to create images on posters or even making scrapbooks. Ms. Pravina gave us a tour to explore the classrooms and have a look on what are the students there are studying. The one thing that amazed me was the school had apple computers for children to design and make posters and the another thing was the silk cloth designs and the clothes made by the students was absolutely amazing to look at.
Ms. Pravina took us around the school and she showed us the students dorms( girls and boys dorms separately), the football court and the school field. At the end of the day, we took a group photo and left the school. Above all, it was an unforgettable experience.
Here are some pictures:
Handbags, photoframes, drawings of silk patterns made by the students
Students artwork.
Students have to study the Electrical System
HouseKeeping
Hair Saloon
Builders
Thanks for sharing the pictures.
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