Czech Rep
Evaluation
Form
- What did you like the most?
The
friendliness of visitors and finding out about their schools.
Discussing
the way the staff teach.
Our
students working with male teachers.
Discussing
cultures.
Learning
about different communication aids used in Belgium
How
students with autism communicate in the partner schools.
How well the visitors interacted with our pupils.
How well our visitors spoke English!
Final assembly sharing work.
The Lakeside
school received us very warmly. We had enough chances to be in contact with
colleagues from the Lakeside school and our
Czech colleagues during the meeting.
The program made for the
meeting was varie.
We had different learning
moments and the evening program was great for informal contacts. d
The way the sensory
stories are used in the classes.
The way the teachers and
teacher assistants work together.
We highly evaluated the teamwork of all staff Lakeside School
The best experience for us was meeting many interesting and
inspiring people and communication with colleagues.
We admired sensory corners in every classes and especially
sophisticated methodology of work in Sensory room.
Omni Vista is amazing device. We saw it the first time and we loved
it very much.
Teachers and all staff were very nice. And yours program was really
great prepared.
- What can you use in your
own school?
Apps for the
Ipad from Lenka for communication as this is an area at Lakeside
we would like to develop.
Keep signing as
the visitors were very impressed by this means of communication.
Sensory stories
and also rhymes and songs from other countries.
Possible Boccia
link with Belgium
School
We will use the sensory
story that we had from our partners.
We can use the intensive
interaction we need to learn more about that.
The idea of an assembly
starting the school day and ending the school day : We will propose this to our
colleagues and want to do this on a weekly basis in our school. Start the week
on Monday and end on Friday. Set a child or a class in the picture for
something special they did during the week.
The way the sensory room
was equipped all the materials are interesting to use. The way the teacher
worked with the children in the sensory room. Each child had a specific
approach. The way the session was started and ended. We hope we can have our
own room very soon.
We dream about an
Omnivista.
Certainly we would like to use the Sensory stories, because we use
it only little in this form in our school.
And we often talked about method Intensive Interaction. It seems to be very inspirational method for
better progress of every child with special needs.
We were also interested in aids for MOVE and verticalization of
child. This all is inspire for us and our colleagues.
- What would you like to
learn more about?
Learning
strategies used in our partners schools.
How they work
with VI and ASD students. ICT programmes
used for this group.
Opportunities
for 14 – 19 year olds, and progression.
Specific
strategies used in schools for communication.
To see how Ipad
Apps are used. Also VOCAS.
The structure of
their schools – classes / timetables / curriculum.
How they assess
pupils ability and make decision for placement.
Organisation and
planning for literacy at different ages / stages in Belgium
and Czech Republic
How special
schools are lead and managed.
PE in partner
schools
Learn more
about the making of a sensory story. What is important, valuable tips, how do you keep the attention from the
children…
The use of
intensive interaction.
Specific
activities in the sensory room.
We would like
to have a workshop about both during our next visit.
We learned a lot of information during non formal meetings and
chatting.
We interested in methodology of MOVE therapy for translating to
Czech language.
To learn more information about success of inclusion SEN students
in the mainstream school.
- What did you learn about
stories?
Use of Belgian
Sensory Story – learning about Belgium
Fantastic
stories and rhymes from other cultures. The children enjoyeds the stories.
We knew the importance of
storytelling but a sensory story adds so much more for children who are
mentally retarded. We experienced that you have to practice this way of
storytelling. The same story can be told many times and every time you will
discover other things to do. Each reaction and intervention of a child was
encouraged. The teachers took time to tell the stories.
The stories are very interesting experience for us. We want to
inspire our colleagues to using in classes for students with severe
disabilities.
We admired the lesson for children with several handicaps, which we
saw.
- What did you learn about
communication?
Ipad Apps – Czech School
How much we do
already as a school to try to allow all to communicate at their own level.
How fantastic
our visitors were at speaking English.
We need to learn Czech and Dutch! We all need a method to communicate when we
visit a country and do not speak the language – use of symbols for staff?
We learned that you can
communicate in many different ways and on different levels.
We saw that the use of
intensive interaction stimulates children even if they are on a mentally low
level. We can use this intensive interaction for some of our children who can’t
speak or children who have difficulties with interaction. Everyone took time to
get contact with the children they didn’t force it.
Communication and interaction with other is important for
everybody.
Our students can show to us that words don´t the most important for
understanding. This is the same for UK ,
Belgium and Czech Republic
6. How could the visit be improved?
It was excellent! Well
organised. Visitors having a little more
time to observe and reflect in school ; to discuss communication with Speech
and Language Therapist, the Sensory Zone, control and communication
skills.
First of all we
would like to say that is was a good meeting that we all enjoyed.
The Comenius team members
of the host school should have more moments of contacts between them and the
visiting team. This can only when these members are free of lessons during the
visit, if this is possible for the school organisation of course.
Program, hospitality, care and accommodation were perfect.
First meeting was excellent. Tanis
Thank for all.
We hope that we too prepare the same successful meeting for us in Czech Republic
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