Medical
Ideal Education School has a medical
clinic which is staffed by a medical doctor.
Under the supervision of the Head Teacher, Ideal Education School provides instruction by qualified instructors in the following areas:
Physical Education
The Physical Education Instructors breaks down every gross
motor skill into separate levels (from rolling a ball, to throwing a
ball with two hands, to throwing a ball with one hand).
Students also learn sports like soccer, basketball, bowling, tennis,
volleyball, and activities in track and field.
Swimming
There is a male instructor for boys and a female instructor
for girls. Students learn:
- to overcome their fear of water
- to exercise in water with a background of music
- to play games in the water
- to float
- to do specific strokes like the crawl, breast stroke and side stroke
- to dive
- to compete in water (some students are selected by the swimming coaches
to be on the school's Level A and B swimming teams - one for girls and
one for boys. Each team practices once a week.
Pottery
In the Pottery Workshop students in the departments of
Early Intervention, Education, and C.P are taught:
- to make shapes with their hands
- to use rolling pins
- form coils
- to make figures using moulds
- to glaze
Some boys in the Life Skills' Department are taught:
- to use the Slab Machine
- to use the Coil Machine
- to use the Slip Machine
- to work on the electric spinning wheel
- to use the kiln
Sewing
The sewing instructor has a classroom where she works around a large table making individual and group sewing projects with girls and boys in the Life Skills' Departments. The difficulty of each project depends on the ability of the students she teaches. She also goes into some regular classrooms in the Early Intervention, C.P. and Life Skills' Departments to further develop fine motor skills using large plastic needles, thicker thread, large beads, plastic frames and coarse woven fabrics.
Woodworking
In the Workshop boys in the Life Skills' Department learn how to work with wood. Level 1 students learn to name tools, to use a hammer and nails, and to use sandpaper. Level 2 students use non-electrical tools to make small wooden projects. The objectives are to improve pincer grip and hand-eye coordination, as well as to follow oral instruction and simple procedures. The students are also taught safe work habits.
Office Skills
In the Office Workshop boys in the Life Skills' Department
are taught how to use the computer, the photocopy machine, and the laminating
machine. Here they learn other office skills like binding, stapling,
hole punching, and cutting. For each class students are divided into
two groups: those who work with teaching assistants and those who work
independently.