Educating and Training of the Intellectually Handicapped
NEW HORIZON SPECIAL SCHOOL
P.O.Box 01084, Osu Accra. Ghana. West Africa. Email nhorizongh@yahoo.com
HOPE FOR THE INTELLECTUALLY HANDICAPPED
HURRAY!!!
The Director of New Horizon Special Sch.
Map of Ghana
Location: No.21, 4th circular rd. Cantonments (opp.Togo Embassy) Tel ++233-21-772878
General Information:
It is a day special school in Cantonments, Accra, Ghana. It was founded in January 1972 by Mrs Salome Francois as she tried to educate her first daughter who happened to be intellectually handicaped.
It is therefore for children and adults who have mental handicap and their families.
It is open to all who can benefit from its programs, that is persons with other disabilities so long as their primary disability is learning difficulty.
It has about 130 students and 25 teachers and trainers.
Objectives: To give hope to the intellectually handicap by providing special type of education and vocational training for children and adults with special needs. To develop each child's potential to the full so that he or she can lead productive and satisfying life.
To enable them feel a part of soceity and contribute to it.
Achievements:
The school has established Sheltered Workshops where matured students who have reached a moderate level of productivity can work as trainee workers with little supervision.
An educational section which serves pupils who demonstrate various degrees of developmental delays.
Some of our students who perform well academically are intergrated into the normal school system.
Also trainee workers from the sheltered workshops earn allowances from profit of their craft items.
Some Staff Members with a Volunteer in the middle.
Do you wish to volunteer your services when you visit Ghana?
Do you wish to contribute to educating a child? Do you wish to help pay a teachers salary? Call us or send us an email
You may send us a mail using the postal address or the email above. Thank You.
Teacher at New Horizon
This webpage was designed by Elorm Kuenyehia who is a teacher at the school. email:elormk@hotmail.com
