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Special education in Baden-Württemberg/ Germany. Karl-Georg-Haldenwang-Schule Bad Teinach-Zavelstein. Special education in Baden-Württemberg/ Germany Karl-Georg-Haldenwang-Schule. www.kghschule.de. Helmar Schartner Oktober 2011.
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Special education in Baden-Württemberg/ Germany Karl-Georg-Haldenwang-SchuleBad Teinach-Zavelstein
Special education in Baden-Württemberg/ GermanyKarl-Georg-Haldenwang-Schule www.kghschule.de Helmar Schartner Oktober 2011
Special education in Baden-Württemberg/ GermanyKarl-Georg-Haldenwang-Schule Education System in Germany Because of the independence in matters of education and culture in Germany, each federal state regulates its own education system independently.
Special education in Baden-Württemberg/ GermanyKarl-Georg-Haldenwang-Schule Special education in Baden-Württemberg • School promotion of disabled children and youths is first of all a duty for the public school, if the children and youths can follow the educational program in consideration of the local conditions. This means similar goals for all pupils in a class. • Disabled children and youths, that don’t get an optimal education in a public school, have to get taught in special schools. They get there a special educational assistance depending on their type of disability. • In the session 2007/ 2008 there were about 580 special schools with about 54.000 pupils. This are about 5% of all pupils in Baden-Württemberg
Special education in Baden-Württemberg/ GermanyKarl-Georg-Haldenwang-Schule Special education in Baden-Württemberg • “Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities” 2009 equal participation in social life for people with disabilities changes in the field of education towards a common education of disabled and non-disabled children. This means different, individual goals for the pupils in one class.
Special education in Baden-Württemberg/ GermanyKarl-Georg-Haldenwang-Schule Special education in Baden-Württemberg • 9 different types of special schools: • schools for the Blind • schools for the hearing impaired • schools for the physically disabled • schools for the learning-disabled • schools for the visually impaired • schools for the speech impaired • schools for the mentally disabled • schools for educational support • schools for sick children requiring long stays in hospital
Special education in Baden-Württemberg/ GermanyKarl-Georg-Haldenwang-Schule Karl-Georg-Haldenwang-Schule • The “education plan for the schools for the mentally disabled”, renewed in 2009, is the general basis for the educational mission: “To promote young people in the developement and strengthening of their whole person“ • structure of the schools for the mentally disabled: - elementary level (4 years - like the general elementary school) - secondary level (5 years - like the general secondary school) - vocational level (3 years) together 12 years compulsory education
Special education in Baden-Württemberg/ GermanyKarl-Georg-Haldenwang-Schule Karl-Georg-Haldenwang-Schule • In the actual session there are - 127 pupils in 20 classes - about 50 teachers - about 10 assistants • The catchment area is the whole district of calw a long access route for the pupils with about 20 bus route
Special education in Baden-Württemberg/ GermanyKarl-Georg-Haldenwang-Schule Karl-Georg-Haldenwang-Schule – Elementary level (1.-4. Schuljahr) • 29 pupils in 6 classes • 3 classes in Bad Teinach-Zavelstein • 2 integrative external classes (Zavelstein, Neubulach) • 1 inclusive external class (Gechingen)
Special education in Baden-Württemberg/ GermanyKarl-Georg-Haldenwang-Schule Karl-Georg-Haldenwang-Schule – Secondary level (5.-9. Schuljahr) • 58 pupils in 8 classes • 7 classes in Bad Teinach-Zavelstein • 1 integrative external class (6th grade in Neubulach)
Special education in Baden-Württemberg/ GermanyKarl-Georg-Haldenwang-Schule Karl-Georg-Haldenwang-Schule – Vocational level (10.-12. Schuljahr) • 40 pupils in 6 classes • 5 classes in Bad Teinach-Zavelstein • 1 special class at the vocational school in Calw
Special education in Baden-Württemberg/ GermanyKarl-Georg-Haldenwang-Schule Karl-Georg-Haldenwang-Schule – School mission statement • 5 guiding principles: • Everybody is important. • Everybody tries to understand. Everybody communicates in his personal way. • Everybody gets assured in his way of independent and self-determined living. • Everybody gets assured in his active participation in society. • Everybody contributes his knowledge and skills to the process of education.
Special education in Baden-Württemberg/ GermanyKarl-Georg-Haldenwang-Schule Karl-Georg-Haldenwang-Schule – Outlook • Trial and further developement of different types of teaching children and youths with special educational needs • Strengthening of the parental rigths to choose the school for their children individual solutions • Expansion in supporting and educational offers in the general school system • Networks between preschool facilities, general schools, extracurricular partners and special schools
Special education in Baden-Württemberg/ GermanyKarl-Georg-Haldenwang-Schule Thank you for your attention!