OSNOVNA ŠOLA DRAGOTINA KETTEJA

ŠEGOVA ULICA 114 8000 NOVO MESTO

SLOVENIA

EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN SLOVENIA

AGE: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS: 1-5 KINDERGARDEN 6-14 PRIMARY SCHOOL (OBLIGATORY) 15-18 SECONDARY SCHOOL 19- UNIVERSITY

PRIMARY SCHOOL PROGRAMES

1. MAINSTREAM PRIMARY SCHOOL 2. MAINSTREAM PRIMARY SCHOOL WITH

SPECIAL EDUCATION ASSISTANCE3. SPECIAL PRIMARY SCHOOL FOR

PUPILS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS

SPECIAL PRIMARY SCHOOL CLASSES(FOR EXAMPLE: OUR SCHOOL)

TWO DIFFERENT PROGRAMES:1. PRIMARY SCHOOL PROGRAM WITH LOWER

EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS2. SPECIAL PROGRAM

1. PRIMARY SCHOOL PROGRAM WITH LOWER

EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS

CHARACTERISTICS SIMILAR TO MAINSTREAM SCHOOL:

LASTS FOR 9 YEARS

SCHOOL SUBJECTS: MATHS, LANGUAGE, ARTS, GYM, GEOGRAPHY, BIOLOGY, MUSIC, COMPUTERS…

PUPILS ARE TESTED AND GET GRADES FOR THEIR KNOWLEDGE

STUDENTS COOPERATE IN VARIOUS COMPETITIONS (SPORTS, COMPUTER TRAINING, PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES)

THEY GO CAMPING

AFTER 9 YEARS THEY GO TO SECONDARY SCHOOL AND TRAIN FOR PRACTICAL PROFESSIONAL SKILLS (THEY CAN WORK AS ASSISTANTS TO BRICKLAYERS, FARMERS…)

CHARACTERISTICS DIFFERENT FROM THE MAINSTREAM SCHOOL

PUPILS CAN ATTEND THE PROGRAM ON THE BASIS OF A PROFESSIONAL EVALUATION OF THEIR SPECIAL NEEDS

THEY ARE DIAGNOSED AS CHILDREN WITH MILD MENTAL RETARDATION AND SEVERE LEARNING DISABILITIES (DISCALCULY, DISLEXIA, ADD, ADHD, AUTHISM)

SMALLER CLASSES (8-12 pupils) ALL TEACHERS ARE SPECIAL EDUCATION

TEACHERS LESS SUBJECTS MORE ADAPTED METHODS, MATERIALS,

APPROACHES, STRATEGIES… ADDITIONAL TEACHER ASSISTANTS INDIVIDUALIZED APROACH AND PROGRAM FOR

EACH PUPIL

SPECIAL PROGRAM

PUPILS CAN ATTEND THE PROGRAM ON THE BASIS OF A PROFESSIONAL EVALUATION OF THEIR SPECIAL NEEDS

THEY ARE DIAGNOSED AS CHILDREN WITH MODERATE AND SEVERE MENTAL RETARDATION

ALL TEACHERS ARE SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS

TEACHERS ADAPT THEIR METHODS, MATERIALS, APPROACHES …

ADDITIONAL TEACHER ASSISTANTS ARE INCLUDED

INDIVIDUALIZED APROACH AND PROGRAM FOR EACH PUPIL

SMALLER CLASSES (6-8 pupils) PUPILS LEARN TO COUNT, WRITE THEIR

NAME, READ FEW FAMILIAR WORDS, DRAW, PAINT, THEY LISTEN TO MUSIC, SING

THEY SPEND MORE TIME ON LEARNING HOW TO BEHAVE AT THE TABLE, HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES, HOW TO PUT ON THEIR CLOTHES AND SHOES AND OTHER PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES

THEY DON’T GET GRADES THEY STAY IN THIS PROGRAM TILL THE AGE OF 26

YEARS AFTER THEY ARE 26 THEY GO TO SPECIAL

WORKSHOPS

OTHER CHARACTERISTICS OF OUR SCHOOL

A GROUP OF PUPILS STAY IN BOARDING SCHOOL DURING THE WEEK

THERE ARE: SNOEZELEN, COMPUTER ROOM, NURSE ROOM, SCHOOL KITCHEN AND THE DINING ROOM, GYM, FITNESS ROOM, ELEVATOR, SCHOOL LIBRARY …

PROJECT WORK: COMENIUS, SCHOOL PROJECTS

COOPERATING WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND OTHER SPECIAL AND MAINSTREAM PRIMARY SCHOOLS