1. “Let the light of knowledge take away the darkness of ignorance”

2. The Dubai Center for Special Needs is a non- profit organization, dedicated to providing the highest standards of service in specialized education and therapy, for children and young adults with various disabilities.

3. Our vision is to provide each and every one of our students the key to a positive life, thereby “Lighting the path to a brighter future”

4. Being a charitable organization the Center relies heavily on the kindness and generosity of individuals and companies throughout the community for financial aid and other support services.

5. Our mission is often very difficult, time consuming and increasingly costly, but …. ……we are rewarded with the incredible progress our students make in their programs, as a result of all the hard work involved.

6. We face each new day with a smile and the hope that more and more members of the community will step forward to offer us a helping hand.

7. Dubai Center For Special Needs History Organization Chart Organization Chart Planning & Development Planning & Development Statistic Program Guide Program Guide Premises

8. History Our humble beginning as the ‘Five Aces’ dates back to 1983. Since its inception the board of governors have worked incessantly and we began a new chapter as ‘The Aseef School’.

9. Realizing Our Vision

10. With steadfast determination and a will to succeed we have made the realization of our dream into a reality! In 1995 we moved to a custom built facility…. …..Dubai Center For Special Needs

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12. Realizing our Vision!

13. Realizing our Vision!

14. Realizing our vision!

15. The Center’s Site & Location Back

16. Organizational Chart Chairman Board of Governors Director Medical Department General Practitioner Clinical Nurse Administration Administrator Financial Officer Financial Purchaser Public Relations Officer Executive Secretary Arabic Secretary English Secretary Helpers Watchmen/ Office Assistant Drivers Student Coordinator Dubai Center for Special Needs Rehabilitation Education Therapy Department Prevocational Section Multi-Sensory Section Nursery Section Academic Section Speech & Language Therapy Physiotherapy Occupational Therapy Support Staff Back Integration Subjects Art/Craft MusicDrama Physical Education

17. Program Service Guide

18. Based on this philosophy our education programs are designed to provide holistic inputs Based on this philosophy our education programs are designed to provide holistic inputs appropriate to the needs of the children for personal, social, physical and emotional development. “Every child has a right to quality education”

19. Academics/Functional academics ArabicIslamic Behavior modification (for students in need of such intervention) Physical education (Gym/swimming Music& DramaCreative artsSpeech therapy Occupational therapy Physiotherapy

20. As the needs of every child with special needs is different there is a need for a curriculum that is custom made to suit individual needs. The Center therefore currently offers four distinctly outlined programs. Nursery Nursery Academic Academic Pre-vocational Pre-vocational Multi-sensory Multi-sensory

21. N ursery program … a play based program

22. A cademic program … a curriculum based program

23. P revocational program … a work based program

24. M ulti-sensory program … a management based program

25. T herapy Program

26. Arabic and Islamic program

27. Ancillary Training ‘ Physical Education and Swimming’

28. Ancillary Training ‘Creative Art ’

29. Horse riding at RDAD Skiing in Dubai at the Mall of the Emirates

30. Ancillary Training ‘Music & Drama ’

31. Achievers! Arab Children Health Ambassador for Special Needs Rashid Saeed

32. Sameer runs the office along with his brothers and father and is responsible for the daily running of the office and keeping the accounts, well done!! Suhaib works at the magazine section of Emirates flight catering and will be receiving a promotion soon

33. Suhail and Mansour have been given part time employment at the Emirates flight catering and will be considering full time employment soon. Saeed works at the Center’s library and is a very responsible employee. Back

34. Statistics Student statistics. Student statistics. Staff statistics. Staff statistics. Financial statistics Financial statistics

35. Student Data Disability Chart Disability Chart Student Nationality Chart Student Nationality Chart Student break-up as of March 2007 Student break-up as of March 2007

36. Disability Chart 17% 23% 10% 9% 10% 7% 2% 4% 1% 2% 4% 1% 0% Cerebral Palsy Down Syndrome Learning Disability Developmental Delay, GDD Others (comprising of 10 disabilities) Autism,Aspergers Syndrome ADHD, Hyperactivity Disorder, PDD Hearing Loss Micro/ MacrocephalyHydrocephalus Epilepsy Spina Bifida Mental Retardation Not specified yet Total

37. Student Nationality Chart

38. Staff Nationality Chart

39. a Center for excellence! Where loving care meets professionalism…

40. Dubai Center for Special Needs A Very Special Place for Very Special People Back