1. S OCIAL AND S CHOOL I NTEGRATION FOR C HILDREN WITH S PECIAL E DUCATIONAL N EEDS

2. Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs 58 Directorates of Secondary Education 13 Regional Directorates of Education 58 Directorates of Primary Education Nursery Schools (children 4-6 years old) Primary Schools (children 7-12 years old) Gymnasia (students 13- 15 years old) Lycea (students 16- 18 years old) Social and School Integration for Children with Special Educational Needs

3. GREECE 13 Regional Directorates of Education Social and School Integration for Children with Special Educational Needs Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs

4. Region of EPIRUS The Epirus Regional Directorate of Education Epirus Directorates of Primary Education Ioannina Preveza Arta THESPROTIA Social and School Integration for Children with Special Educational Needs

5. Directorate of Primary Education NURSERY SCHOOLS 39 mainstream Nursery Schools 1 Special Needs Nursery School 1 Private Nursery School Total number of children: 698 PRIMARY SCHOOLS 24 mainstream Primary Schools 1 Special Needs Primary School Total number of children : 2392 THESPROTIA Social and School Integration for Children with Special Educational Needs

6. The term Special Education encompasses all educational services provided to students with disabilities and/ or identified special educational needs. Special Needs and Special Education Social and School Integration for Children with Special Educational Needs

7. Diagnostic, evaluative and supporting institutions Students’ disabilities and special educational needs are investigated and recorded by the Centres of Differential Diagnosis and Support for Special Educational Needs (KEDDY) and certified by the Greek Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs and/or by relevant centres of other Ministries. Social and School Integration for Children with Special Educational Needs

8. Special Education seeks omnibus and harmonious development of SEN and disabled students’ personality, improvement and enhancement of students’ abilities and skills, to enable possible integration into mainstream school, students’ inclusion in the educational system, in social life and in business activity, based on their corresponding potentials, mutual acceptance, harmonious social integration, equal opportunities in social development. Social and School Integration for Children with Special Educational Needs

9. SEN and disabled students: where do they attend? In mainstream schools with parallel support by special educational staff, In a specially organized and appropriately staffed Induction Classes, which operate within mainstream and vocational schools, In Special Education School Units (SMEAE), such as Special Needs Nursery Schools, Special Needs Primary Schools and Special Needs Secondary Schools, Homeschooling. Social and School Integration for Children with Special Educational Needs

10. Qualified Teachers Teachers with a relevant PhD (SEN, disabilities, other), Teachers with a relevant Master’s degree (SEN, disabilities, other), Teachers who received a two-year training in Special Education, offered by Greek Universities, Teachers with a university degree in Special Education, Teachers with Disabilities, Teachers who are parents of SEN and/or disabled children, Teachers that attended seminars in Special Education. Social and School Integration for Children with Special Educational Needs

11. Special Education in the Directorate of Primary Education of Thesprotia Pre-school education (children 4 - 7 years old): One Special Needs Nursery School (3 children) Mainstream Nursery School offering parallel support (7 Nursery Schools, 8 children) Social and School Integration for Children with Special Educational Needs

12. Primary Schools (students 6 - 15 years old): One Special Needs Primary School (8 students) Six Induction Classes (52 students) Nine mainstream classes with parallel support (11 students) Social and School Integration for Children with Special Educational Needs Special Education in the Directorate of Primary Education of Thesprotia

13. Elementary School of Paramythia Old Building New Building

14. 1 st Elementary School of Igoumenitsa

15. Igoumenitsa

16. International Port of Igoumenitsa

17. Paramythia

18. Filiates

19. Syvota

20. Sagiada

21. Acheron River

22. Social and School Integration for Children with Special Educational Needs