4 inclusive schools to open in Astana
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - 4 inclusive schools will be opened in Astana by the coming academic year, this has been reported by the head of the education department in Astana Elmira Suhanberdiyeva during the annual August meeting of metropolitan teachers.
"In 2014-2015 school year it is planned to open four schools with the status of inclusive education", she said. According to her words, 9 preschool educational institutions of the city have rehabilitation and inclusive education rooms for preschool children with various pathologies. E.Suhanberdiyeva also noted that on June 1 on the basis of corrective kindergarten N23 first group for totally blind children has been opened. Recall that "inclusive" or "inclusive education" schools are general education institutions for children with special needs (children of ethnic and linguistic minorities, children people living in rural areas, children from families with low incomes, families of migrants, refugees, children with disabilities and kids of other vulnerable groups of society).