THERACONCEPTS: Speciabilities Development Center

“Enhancing every individual’s special abilities”

Address: 217 Biak na Bato St. Manresa, Quezon City 1115 Philippines
Tel. Nos. (632) 361-9178 or 364-3460
E-mail address: speciabilities@yahoo.com

Contact persons:
Marian Christine V. Patriarca - School Directress
Jane Estayan - Secretary
Jonavil Brioso - SPED Teacher

Services being offered:
Kindermusik
SPED class
Speech Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy
Aqua Play
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)

SPECIABILITIES Brochure
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SPECIABILITIES Facade

SPECIABILITIES Classroom

Events

Kindermusik Invitation

Dear Everyone,

We are proud to inform you that KINDERMUSIK will be offered starting November 2008 in Speciabilities Development Center. We brought the much-praised activity nearer to you. We will be offering a FREE demo class on Oct. 11 (Saturday) and 15 (Wednesday). Please feel free to sign up with Jane or Teacher Jona to explore the wonders of Kindermusik!

We will be the FIRST to offer Kindermusik classes exclusively to children with special needs regardless of the disability and age. But, we still offer Kindermusik classes to regular children. There will be separate schedules for them.

Kindermusik is a perfect venue for a mother-son or mother-daughter bonding moments. Positive effects will be priceless. You can also invite your family and friends to sign-up for the FREE demo class. Everyone is invited! Hoping to see you soon!

KINDERMUSIK on CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS:

Did you know that Kindermusik has long been an integral factor in the development of children with special needs? More and more therapists are finding that the Kindermusik curricula are highly effective in fostering growth and development in children facing the challenges of autism, Down syndrome, physical disabilities, language and social delays. Kindermusik is the world leader in music and movement programs for children ages newborn to seven years old (0 to 7). The core belief of the Kindermusik approach is that all children are musical and that the parent is the child's first and most important teacher. Its proven methodology is built on the music education philosophies of Orff, Kodaly, Laban and Dalcroze combined with the work of early childhood experts like Piaget, Vygotsky, Montessori, Greenspan, and Brazelton.

The Kindermusik approach is:

child-centered
developmentally appropriate
concerned with the healthy development of the whole child§ process-based, not performance-focused
fun for the child and for the entire family
inclusive of the parents; parents are not left out of their child's education§ carried out using the highest quality music, reading & learning

How does these apply to a child with special needs?

Each child, no matter the developmental stage, is allowed to flourish in an environment balance between educator direction, guidance, and responsiveness. Another aspect of the Kindermusik program that is especially important for the child with special needs is its multi-modal, multi-sensory design.

Music is, by its very nature, multisensory, involving the hearing and kinesthetic senses, even in the earliest stages. Not only does Kindermusik involve music and movement, but it also includes enrichment such as stories, pictures, creative movement, and a variety of interesting objects as part of music-making and music-hearing activities that draw children into interaction no matter what the preferred learning style or mode might be.

Yet another important feature of Kindermusik is the thoughtful and careful way that the emotional and social development of each child is encouraged to grow.

Let you and your child discover the wonders of Kindermusik!

For inquiries, look for: Teacher Ting (Directress), Teacher Jona or Jane (Secretary).

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