NGO For Education|Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled

Bellari Branch

Samarthanam's classrooms reflect our vision of equality & justice for all

Inclusive Education at Samarthanam Residential Schools

Inclusive education is when all students, no matter what the challenges are, are placed inclusive classrooms suitable to their age while receiving the same instruction, interventions, and supports that enable them to meet success in the core curriculum as their nondisabled peers. Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled is an NGO working for child education and advocates the principle that students with disabilities are as fundamentally capable as their nondisabled peers.

Samarthanam’s motto of inclusivity is greatly emphasized in its establishment of “Barrier-free Residential School” at HSR Layout, Bengaluru in Karnataka. The school opened its gates to inclusive education to bring about a sustainable change in the education landscape. Samarthanam facilitates free education at Primary and High School levels and also offers support for college education. Samarthanam’s Special School offers education to children with intellectual disabilities. To ensure holistic development of the students, Samarthanam facilitates free tuition, accommodation, study support, extracurricular activities, accessible infrastructure, study material in digital format, and so on.

Smart classrooms and expert teaching staff

Completely accessible building

State of the art infrastructure and facilities

Disability sports, music, dance, art workshops and cultural fests

22415

Kids educated at Samarthanam

20%

Students with disabilities & 80% underprivileged

12500

students have received the higher education support across 10 states of India, since inception to April 2023

3000+

Special children supported

BARRIER-FREE RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL

SPECIAL SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES

HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPORT PROGRAMME

BARRIER-FREE RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL

Samarthanam is leading the way in providing superior education facilities to children with disabilities and the underprivileged through its Barrier-free Residential Schools. Primary and Higher Primary level education is provided to children with disabilities and the underprivileged at the campus established at HSR Layout in Bangalore. Samarthanam’s High School with separate hostels for boys and girls is at Hulimavu in Bangalore.

The Schools follow Karnataka State syllabus and are recognized by the Karnataka State Board of Education. The Schools have a well-equipped barrier-free infrastructure supporting Inclusive Education. With 24/7 security, caretakers, and well-trained teachers, the schools provide a safe haven for the underprivileged, the children with disabilities, and to the children of single parents while providing quality education. The school also facilitates free tuition and boarding; study support through volunteers, training in extracurricular activities, study material in a digital format and so on, ensuring the holistic development of the students.

All the free residential schools at Samarthanam organize extra-curricular activities, regular study tours, performances on various platforms, and opportunities for corporate interactions and also for interacting with the leaders, the influencers, and the policymakers.
Frequent health checks, pediatrician visits, access to high-quality healthcare facilities, corrective surgeries and treatments are provided to ensure a healthy lifestyle for the children.
Classroom teaching is complemented with regular volunteer visits from various firms to conduct activity based classes in languages, social science, environmental science, and mathematics helping the students learn better and improve communication skills.
The completely accessible school is a green building with RO Water System, Solar power unit and Sewage Treatment Plant installed. The key features of the building include complete accessibility to address the needs of the disabled, ultramodern infrastructure with accessible assistive technology, auditorium with meditation hall, yoga centre, gymnasium and therapy rooms.

SPECIAL SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES

Samarthanam also runs a special school for children with intellectual disabilities, equipped with state of the art infrastructure, teaching and learning aids, facility for physiotherapy and occupational therapy. Over 100 children with intellectual disabilities are trained in the basic daily activities and functional literacy making them independent. Qualified special educators, physiotherapist, speech therapist and care takers ensure holistic development in a secure and friendly atmosphere. The 1:7 teacher student ratio is to maintain individual care and attention. The school is partially supported by Government of Karnataka.

Samarthanam Special schoolsSamarthanam residential school for students with intellectual disabilities established in 2010, at HSR lay out provides rehabilitation services to children in the age group of 6 – 24 years with neuromuscular and developmental disabilities. Our main objective is to provide basic education, life skill activities, ADLS training, vocational training and to make the individual independent as far as possible. Samarthanam also provides nutrition and a safe haven along with quality education and training to students with intellectual disabilities form the urban and semi urban areas of Karnataka and its neighbouring states. We admit children who are diagnosed with:

Intellectual Disability
Cerebral Palsy
Multiple Disabilities
Learning disabilities &
Downs’ syndrome
Specific Objectives
To facilitate free residential facility for students with intellectual disabilities and provide them with training in activities of daily living skills and other functional skills to ensure independent living
To provide them with continuous physiotherapy, gait and posture training, occupational and behaviour therapy etc. to reduce risks of secondary deformities and other developmental and behavioural issues
To provide special facilities like yoga, life skills training facilities to ensure over all development of the students towards independent living
The academic/intellectual focus for students in the age group 6 to 12 years is as follows:
Self-help skills
Gross Motor activities
Academics
Perceptual Skills
For Age groups between 13 and 24 Years is on developing:
Self-help skills
Gross –motor activities
Functional academics
Pre-vocational skills
Life skill activities and
Social competence necessary for daily living such as time and money concept.

Samarthanam school for children with Intellectual Disabilities, Mysuru

We have initiated school for children with Intellectual disabilities at Mysuru in 2019. At present 30 students are availing the services.
Address: Samarthanam school for children with Intellectual Disabilities
# 11211, 60 feet road, Vijayanagara, 4th stage, 2nd phase
Mysuru -570032

Samarthanam school for children with Intellectual Disabilities, Belagavi

We have initiated school for children with Intellectual disabilities at Belagavi in 2019. At present 30 students are availing the services.
Address: Samarthanam school for children with Intellectual Disabilities

No.46, Akshaya Building, Devastana Marg, 3rd Cross, Chidambar Nagar, Belagavi – 590006 | +91 7975404984.

Samarthanam Residential School for children with hearing Impairments, Bangalore

Samarthanam Trust initiated a school for children with hearing impairment in 2019. Currently 32 students are availing services.
The aim of the school for children with hearing impairment is to raise the expectations of the academic, social, communicative potential of the deaf children and to enhance the education of the hearing deficit children by guiding them in a way that would help them to comprehend, learn the content of school subjects and participate in the class.
The school follows state board syllabus which is recognized by the Karnataka state government. Our school believes that deaf children have a right to learn sign language as it is the natural language for deaf people. So, the school focus on sign language.
In establishing a barrier free residential school, Samarthanam facilitates free education at school for children with hearing impairment. To ensure holistic development of the students, it facilitates free tuition, accommodation, study support, extracurricular activities, accessible infrastructure, study material in digital format and also provides transportation facilities.
School cooperates with health care services, provides hearing aids and also speech therapy to develop good communication skills in deaf children.

HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPORT PROGRAMME

Samarthanam supports students with disabilities and socio economically challenged students pursue higher education in institutes of their choice. The programme helps students streamline their higher study plans and focus on building a better future. Students are offered end to end support starting from college enrolment into courses of their choice to practical support in terms of fee, digital audio books, scribes, tutors and hostel facilities. Academic expenditure is taken care of along with study material in accessible format for persons with visual and print-related disabilities. Each year, Samarthanam provides practical support to more than 1000 students across nine locations of the country in pursuing higher education paving way to successful careers. Some of our students, who have received support from the programme, have completed their study from premier institutions like IIMs and procured jobs in large corporate companies.