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APSN KATONG SCHOOL 1

Established in 1976, as a social service agency providing special education Mission • Enabling People with Special Needs to be Active Contributors of Society • Inspiring and Building Capabilities of Partners in the community • Leading and Advocating towards an Inclusive Society Vision • Empowered Lives for an Engaged Community and Inclusive Society Values • Respect, Resilience, Commitment, Integrity 2

Students of APSN  Persons with Mild Intellectual Disability (MID), IQ 50 – 70  Ages: 7 years old to adults 4 SPED schools & 1 Centre for Adults  Chaoyang School (Pri)  Katong School (Pri and Sec)  Tanglin School (Sec)  Delta Senior School (post-Sec)  Centre For Adults 3

KATONG SCHOOL • One of 19 Special Education schools in Singapore supported by NCSS and MOE • Established since 1976 as a primary and secondary school within APSN • Offers programmes for • Primary (7-12 years old) and • Secondary (13-16 years old) 4

SPED CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK 5

CHARACTER AND CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION AS THE FOUNDATION

PEDAGOGICAL APPROACH Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Remove barriers to learning Gradual Release of Responsibility (GRR) 7

6 LEARNING DOMAINS Functional Towards Living, Learning Academics and Working Outcomes Independent Living Daily Living with Quality of Life Adapted PE Healthy and Active Lifestyle and CCA with Resilience Community Inclusion Arts Through the Talents Social Socially Competent Emotional Self-Regulators Vocational Work Ready, Education Active Contributors 8

FUNCTIONAL LITERACY A vid Reader, C onfident Communicator & E xpressive Writer Integrated Learning Journey Collaboration in Projects 9

FUNCTIONAL NUMERACY Problem Solver and Logical Thinker who can make Meaningful Connections in the daily experiences Authentic Learning Experiences 10

FUNCTIONAL SCIENCE Explorer with Flexibility to Respond to and Understand the environment 11

DAILY LIVING Independent Living with Quality of Life Experiential Learning 12

ADAPTIVE PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND CCA Healthy and Active Lifestyle with Resilience Psychomotor and Multi-sensory Experiences 13

ADAPTIVE PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND CCA Swimming Programme 10-week swimming Water Carnival programme for all post lesson activity Secondary students 14

CCA (PRIMARY) SPORTS ARTS CLUB  Swimming *  Artiste Inc  Eco Club  Athletics *  Art and Craft  Bocce * Also at Secondary level

CCA (SECONDARY) SPORTS ARTS CLUB UNIFORMED GROUP  Swimming *  Circus Arts  Digital Art and  Scouts Photography  Athletics *  Dance Choir  Robotics  Soccer  KS Arts Biz  Bowling * Also at Primary level

PERFORMING ARTS Community Inclusion Through the Talents Community-based Performances 17

VISUAL ARTS Community Inclusion Through the Talents Inclusion through Talents 18

SOCIAL EMOTIONAL Socially Competent Self Regulators Explicit Teaching 19

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION Work-ready Active Contributors Food & Beverage Hospitality (Sec 3) 20

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION Work-ready Active Contributors Ergonomics (Sec 1) Retail Operations (Sec 4) Horticulture (Sec 2) 21

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAMME (WEP) Work Exposure Programme (Sec 1) Students visit work sites to get familiar with the concept of work Examples  DHL  Airport  Orchid Laundry  Emergency Services 22

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAMME (WEP) Work Attachment Programme (Sec 4) Students are attached to companies to perform actual work and interact with employees Examples  Istana  LiHo  Greenology  Da Vinci Group  National Library Board 23

ALLIED PROFESSIONALS Speech and Language Therapist Occupational Therapist Social Worker Associate Psychologist • Gross & Fine • Pre- • Psychosocial • Speech motor skills enrolment issues (Articulation) • Handwriting screening • Counselling • Social • Posture/ • Admissions & • Healthy safe communications co-ordinated Referral relationships • Auditory movement (A&R) • Financial processing • Visual • Emotional & assessment • Receptive & perceptual behaviour • Home support expressive • Sensory management • Referrals language processing & • Public & • Public & • Oro-motor regulation parent parent • Attention education education

ALLIED PROFESSIONALS INTERVENTION Individual Therapy Pull out session 30-45 mins per session Group/ Level Programme Work readiness Play skills Buddy-In Transition Healthy Safe Relationships Curriculum Based Programme Ergonomics Sensory play Fine motor skills Modified PE (Primary) Daily living skills 25

T H A N K Y O U 26