EDUCATION

Students from 5 to 13 years attend the two Lighthouse classes, at Amalia van Solmsstraat.

Children from 3 to 5 years are in the Early Intervention Programme and are integrated into the mainstream preschool group Three Little Ships , at the same premises of Lighthouse school.

Students are challenged to further their development by means of an individualised curriculum, provision of varied learning possibilities and by teaching them social and learning skills. The students have a variety of problems and specific needs for assistance. Therefore the learning programme will be adapted as much as possible to the individual needs of the children: the teacher gives individual instructions or instructions in small groups and she/he will work with the whole group during circle time, in social studies and arts.

The rules, the daily schedule, the time table and the fixed moments of individual or group treatment give a clear structure for the children to develop their knowledge and skills. By means of a visible daily programme, the timetable of the day is made predictable for the children.

During the lessons a child may be given special assistance and therapeutic activities outside or inside the classroom.

Whenever cooperation between children is possible, the opportunity is grasped to gain experiences. Independent work and problem solving, both important for the development of self-confidence, are often stimulated.