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Children with Special Needs in Denmark

Children with Special Needs in Denmark. Rachel Freedman November 8, 2013. Copenhagen, Denmark. Finding DIS Copenhagen, Denmark. In Copenhagen, Denmark. Skindergade 40 City Center House with 27 students and 3 Danish RA’s One block from the University Walking distance to all landmarks.

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Children with Special Needs in Denmark

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  1. Children with Special Needs in Denmark Rachel Freedman November 8, 2013

  2. Copenhagen, Denmark

  3. Finding DIS Copenhagen, Denmark

  4. In Copenhagen, Denmark • Skindergade 40 • City Center • House with 27 students and 3 Danish RA’s • One block from the University • Walking distance to all landmarks

  5. Ven, Sweden

  6. Malmö, Sweden

  7. Children with Special Needs Course • Topics: • Danish Education system • Children in Greenland • Models of Disability: medical vs. social • Social Thinking and TEACCH • Danish Pedagogy

  8. Danish Education System • School Day • Only four hours long • No electives or extra-curriculars; only core academic classes • After School • Klub or SFO • Sports and arts • Socializing with peers

  9. Danish Education System • Kindergarten: pre-school • Social/emotional learning • Pre-school: kindergarten • Mostly social/emotional learning with slightly more structure • Can be in a classroom or a forest kindergarten • Folkeskole: Grades 1-9/10 • Mandatory • Gymnasium: Grades 10-12 • General education qualifying classes for higher education • University: • Free

  10. Danish Education System • Pedagogue: • Instructor for pre-school and kindergarten • Leader of Klubs • Social teacher • Works with students’ social development • Primarily in Scandinavia

  11. Special Education in Denmark Nearly 600,000 students in Danish public schools About 32,500 of those students have a diagnosed disability 19,000 of those students are in segregated classrooms 12,000 of those students are in segregated schools Only 1,500 students are in a fully inclusive setting Special Needs Education Country Data, European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education, 2010

  12. Practicum • Kridthuset SFO in Søborg, Denmark • Eight 10-14 year olds • Seven 15-16 year olds • The only self-contained SFO in the Copenhagen area • After 4:00 pm, turns into a day program for adults with disabilities after their work placement

  13. Requirements to attend Kridhuset Mobile (does not need a wheelchair to move about) Verbal communication Independent toileting Independent eating

  14. What about the other students?? If Kridthuset is the only self-contained SFO in the Copenhagen area, where do the other students with more severe disabilities go?

  15. Kunstskolen Gallery City center of Copenhagen Art school and gallery for adults with developmental disabilities Show and sell their pieces www.kunstskolenkbh.dk

  16. Danish Pedagogy Natural Learning Outside/nature Free play Self-discovery Child-centered Independent thinking Autonomous Exposure to new things Flexible

  17. Applying My Experience Urbana Park District

  18. Applying My Experience Continuing inclusion Facilitating natural experiences Celebrating what students with disabilities can do Global thinking

  19. København May 22, 2013- June 13, 2013

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