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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 Rachel Freedman November 8, 2013
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
Children with Special Needs Course • Topics: • Danish Education system • Children in Greenland • Models of Disability: medical vs. social • Social Thinking and TEACCH • Danish Pedagogy
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
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
Danish Education System • Pedagogue: • Instructor for pre-school and kindergarten • Leader of Klubs • Social teacher • Works with students’ social development • Primarily in Scandinavia
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
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
Requirements to attend Kridhuset Mobile (does not need a wheelchair to move about) Verbal communication Independent toileting Independent eating
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?
Kunstskolen Gallery City center of Copenhagen Art school and gallery for adults with developmental disabilities Show and sell their pieces www.kunstskolenkbh.dk
Danish Pedagogy Natural Learning Outside/nature Free play Self-discovery Child-centered Independent thinking Autonomous Exposure to new things Flexible
Applying My Experience Urbana Park District
Applying My Experience Continuing inclusion Facilitating natural experiences Celebrating what students with disabilities can do Global thinking
København May 22, 2013- June 13, 2013