Institutional Visit And Reporting Of

Activities For Mainstreaming Of Disabled

Children In School Education

 PRAYAS SPECIAL SCHOOL
Prayas Special School Maqsudan is a Primary only School in Jalandhar West. It was
established in the year 1993 and the school management is Unrecognised. It's a Punjabi
Medium - Co-educational school.

Prayas Special School Maqsudan has it's own (private) building. The school has total 3
classrooms. The lowest Class is 1 and the highest class in the school is 5. This school has
2 Male Teachers and 8 Female Teachers.

ADDRESS :
M C Jal Ward No 2, Harnam Dass Pura, Jalandhar West, Jalandhar, Punjab (IN) –
144008.

HISTORY:
Prayas is a special school in which student who are physically and mentally disabled are
studied. This school is also looked after by the Indian Red Cross Society. School provides
all those things which are helpful in their better lifestyle.

OBJECTIVES

• To offer rehabilitation to mentally/physically challenged persons and to provide

medical and other health facilities to all type of future children.

• Giving them vocational training to earn and lead a decent life. Teaching to learn useful
vocational training to lead life of equality with dignity in the society they live.

• To provide counseling to the parents about the problems faced by their

mentally/physically challenged child and the need of rehabilitation to lead a life of
equality in the society.
• To create awareness among the members of the society about the formidable
challenges faced by the mentally/physically challenged and to encourage their
participation in all fields.

• Helping and teaching the mentally/physically challenged to select useful hobbies to

meet their livelihood.

• Educating parents about teaching the household chores and daily activities which
would help the mentally/physically challenged to lead an independent life.

• Teaching the members of society about the measures to prevent disability in mere
future.

• Making the mentally/physically challenged and their family members to know about
the Government's welfare and assistance.

• To develop the rehabilitation centre working as a day care centre at present to a full
fledged residential home in future.

• To increase the education level of all kind of mentally/physically challenged using the
teaching and learning material (TLM) specially designed for them .
 INFRASTRUCTURAL FACILITIES
Prayas School for Special Children is well equipped with infrastructure required. The
school has 5 rooms, an office, hostel facility, proper facility of drinking water and food
are also provided to children.

Physiotherapy is also providing to children once a week.

STRENGTH OF SCHOOL
There are near about 40 students in the school. Most of the students live in the school and
rest of the student go to home with their parents. There are students who are above 18
years of age and one student is about 40 year old.

STAFF MEMBERS
There are total 10 teachers in the school. Out of which 2 teachers are male and 8 are
female teachers. Also attendants are available in the school to take of the students needs.
The teachers are specially trained to take care of these children. They are regularly sent
for reorientation programmes. Teachers show their helpful nature towards these students.

EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
There are various educational facilities which are provided to them as given below:

➢ BASIC EDUCATION:
The school endeavors to train the children to read, write, draw, and paint and also tom
recognize articles.

➢ TEACHING BASIC LIVING THINGS:

They are taught to brush their teeth, washing hands, combing hair so that they do not
become burden for others.

➢ HAND MADE THINGS:

School also encourages students to draw or make hand made things with their hands.

➢ WORKSHOPS:
The school organizes various workshops for parents and teachers of such children.
Various experts and resource persons are invited to enlighten the parents and teachers for
the education and care of disabled children.

ACTIVITIES PERFORMED IN SCHOOL

The school organizes various activities for the students. Every morning students attend
morning assembly. In the assembly, the students along with their teachers sing the prayer
‘hum honge kamyaab’ and ‘itni shakti hume dena data’. After the prayer they sing
“National Anthem”.

INTERACTION WITH STUDENTS AND TEACHERS

The teachers enlighten us about the students. She told us that the students are promoted
to next class on the basis of their understanding. The teachers help to motivate their
students behavior for better lifestyle.

AN APPEAL

Each individual is entitled to hid proper place in society. Medication is important but
factors like positive therapy, counseling and community support are essential. We and
you are sincere and right thinking members of the society have a moral responsibility to
support them in all ways possible and provide opportunities to then to enjoy the
fundamental rights.

How can the citizens help?

Spend time with these children
Buy Diwali and new year cards designed by them.
Spread awareness and enroll donor for the institution.
Sponsor activities of the school e.g. sports, picnic and festival celebration.
Buy flowers, organic colours, candles, Diyas, pots prepared by them.