ŠEGOVA ULICA NOVO MESTO SLOVENIA OSNOVNA ŠOLA DRAGOTINA KETTEJA ŠEGOVA ULICA NOVO MESTO SLOVENIA

EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN SLOVENIA AGE: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS: AGE: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS: 1-5 KINDERGARDEN 1-5 KINDERGARDEN 6-14 PRIMARY SCHOOL (OBLIGATORY) 6-14 PRIMARY SCHOOL (OBLIGATORY) SECONDARY SCHOOL SECONDARY SCHOOL 19- UNIVERSITY 19- UNIVERSITY

PRIMARY SCHOOL PROGRAMES 1. MAINSTREAM PRIMARY SCHOOL 2. MAINSTREAM PRIMARY SCHOOL WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION ASSISTANCE 3. SPECIAL PRIMARY SCHOOL FOR PUPILS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS

SPECIAL PRIMARY SCHOOL CLASSES (FOR EXAMPLE: OUR SCHOOL) TWO DIFFERENT PROGRAMES: TWO DIFFERENT PROGRAMES: 1. PRIMARY SCHOOL PROGRAM WITH LOWER EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS 2. SPECIAL PROGRAM

1. PRIMARY SCHOOL PROGRAM WITH LOWER EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS CHARACTERISTICS SIMILAR TO MAINSTREAM SCHOOL: CHARACTERISTICS SIMILAR TO MAINSTREAM SCHOOL: LASTS FOR 9 YEARS LASTS FOR 9 YEARS SCHOOL SUBJECTS: MATHS, LANGUAGE, ARTS, GYM, GEOGRAPHY, BIOLOGY, MUSIC, COMPUTERS… SCHOOL SUBJECTS: MATHS, LANGUAGE, ARTS, GYM, GEOGRAPHY, BIOLOGY, MUSIC, COMPUTERS… PUPILS ARE TESTED AND GET GRADES FOR THEIR KNOWLEDGE PUPILS ARE TESTED AND GET GRADES FOR THEIR KNOWLEDGE

STUDENTS COOPERATE IN VARIOUS COMPETITIONS (SPORTS, COMPUTER TRAINING, PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES) STUDENTS COOPERATE IN VARIOUS COMPETITIONS (SPORTS, COMPUTER TRAINING, PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES) THEY GO CAMPING THEY GO CAMPING AFTER 9 YEARS THEY GO TO SECONDARY SCHOOL AND TRAIN FOR PRACTICAL PROFESSIONAL SKILLS (THEY CAN WORK AS ASSISTANTS TO BRICKLAYERS, FARMERS…) AFTER 9 YEARS THEY GO TO SECONDARY SCHOOL AND TRAIN FOR PRACTICAL PROFESSIONAL SKILLS (THEY CAN WORK AS ASSISTANTS TO BRICKLAYERS, FARMERS…)

CHARACTERISTICS DIFFERENT FROM THE MAINSTREAM SCHOOL PUPILS CAN ATTEND THE PROGRAM ON THE BASIS OF A PROFESSIONAL EVALUATION OF THEIR SPECIAL NEEDS PUPILS CAN ATTEND THE PROGRAM ON THE BASIS OF A PROFESSIONAL EVALUATION OF THEIR SPECIAL NEEDS THEY ARE DIAGNOSED AS CHILDREN WITH MILD MENTAL RETARDATION AND SEVERE LEARNING DISABILITIES (DISCALCULY, DISLEXIA, ADD, ADHD, AUTHISM) THEY ARE DIAGNOSED AS CHILDREN WITH MILD MENTAL RETARDATION AND SEVERE LEARNING DISABILITIES (DISCALCULY, DISLEXIA, ADD, ADHD, AUTHISM)

SMALLER CLASSES (8-12 pupils) SMALLER CLASSES (8-12 pupils) ALL TEACHERS ARE SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS ALL TEACHERS ARE SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS LESS SUBJECTS LESS SUBJECTS MORE ADAPTED METHODS, MATERIALS, APPROACHES, STRATEGIES… MORE ADAPTED METHODS, MATERIALS, APPROACHES, STRATEGIES… ADDITIONAL TEACHER ASSISTANTS ADDITIONAL TEACHER ASSISTANTS INDIVIDUALIZED APROACH AND PROGRAM FOR EACH PUPIL INDIVIDUALIZED APROACH AND PROGRAM FOR EACH PUPIL

SPECIAL PROGRAM PUPILS CAN ATTEND THE PROGRAM ON THE BASIS OF A PROFESSIONAL EVALUATION OF THEIR SPECIAL NEEDS PUPILS CAN ATTEND THE PROGRAM ON THE BASIS OF A PROFESSIONAL EVALUATION OF THEIR SPECIAL NEEDS THEY ARE DIAGNOSED AS CHILDREN WITH MODERATE AND SEVERE MENTAL RETARDATION THEY ARE DIAGNOSED AS CHILDREN WITH MODERATE AND SEVERE MENTAL RETARDATION ALL TEACHERS ARE SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS ALL TEACHERS ARE SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS

TEACHERS ADAPT THEIR METHODS, MATERIALS, APPROACHES … TEACHERS ADAPT THEIR METHODS, MATERIALS, APPROACHES … ADDITIONAL TEACHER ASSISTANTS ARE INCLUDED ADDITIONAL TEACHER ASSISTANTS ARE INCLUDED INDIVIDUALIZED APROACH AND PROGRAM FOR EACH PUPIL INDIVIDUALIZED APROACH AND PROGRAM FOR EACH PUPIL SMALLER CLASSES (6-8 pupils) SMALLER CLASSES (6-8 pupils) PUPILS LEARN TO COUNT, WRITE THEIR NAME, READ FEW FAMILIAR WORDS, DRAW, PAINT, THEY LISTEN TO MUSIC, SING PUPILS LEARN TO COUNT, WRITE THEIR NAME, READ FEW FAMILIAR WORDS, DRAW, PAINT, THEY LISTEN TO MUSIC, SING

THEY SPEND MORE TIME ON LEARNING HOW TO BEHAVE AT THE TABLE, HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES, HOW TO PUT ON THEIR CLOTHES AND SHOES AND OTHER PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES THEY SPEND MORE TIME ON LEARNING HOW TO BEHAVE AT THE TABLE, HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES, HOW TO PUT ON THEIR CLOTHES AND SHOES AND OTHER PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES THEY DON’T GET GRADES THEY DON’T GET GRADES THEY STAY IN THIS PROGRAM TILL THE AGE OF 2 6 YEARS THEY STAY IN THIS PROGRAM TILL THE AGE OF 2 6 YEARS AFTER THEY ARE 2 6 THEY GO TO SPECIAL WORKSHOPS AFTER THEY ARE 2 6 THEY GO TO SPECIAL WORKSHOPS

OTHER CHARACTERISTICS OF OUR SCHOOL THERE ARE: SNOEZELEN, COMPUTER ROOM, NURSE ROOM, SCHOOL KITCHEN AND THE DINING ROOM, GYM, FITNESS ROOM, ELEVATOR, SCHOOL LIBRARY … THERE ARE: SNOEZELEN, COMPUTER ROOM, NURSE ROOM, SCHOOL KITCHEN AND THE DINING ROOM, GYM, FITNESS ROOM, ELEVATOR, SCHOOL LIBRARY …

PROJECT WORK: COMENIUS, SCHOOL PROJECTS PROJECT WORK: COMENIUS, SCHOOL PROJECTS COOPERATING WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND OTHER SPECIAL AND MAINSTREAM PRIMARY SCHOOLS COOPERATING WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND OTHER SPECIAL AND MAINSTREAM PRIMARY SCHOOLS