Kindergarten (Pre-School) development for Children with C.P and Down syndrome: donated by the Joseph Levy Foundation in England
Ashkelon and its surrounding region, there are many children suffering with a disability of Down syndrome and injuries in the nerve system. The development and launch of a Children's pre school for Children with C.P and Down syndrome will attain a number of goals:
- Providing delicate and professional care to each child, utilizing special treatment rooms and equipment purchased for the pre-school needs.
- The enhancement of treatment possibilities individually for each child.
- The development of a care YARD including unique enrichment apparatus for the children.
- The need for the launch of this pre-school aroused from the professional staff and the Institute for child development of the Barzilai Hospital.
Thanks to their generous donations of these foundations the Pre School has been launched to the benefit of these special children, citizens and the town.
The children began the activities at this new facility in July 2005, including all the required equipment and furniture.
The foundations also assisted with raising additional funds in order to complete the acquisition of additional equipment needed, which was not included in the intial development plan, also donated by the Ilan Association and Social Security.
July 2009- The Strage Family donates a contribution to acquire new and necessary equipment for the children with special needs at the kindergarten. The Ashkelon Foundations thanks Alberta & Henry for years of involvement, support and contributions.
We also received generous contributions from the SAZ organization and the JCD.
Strage Family Donate to CP Kindergarten Children with special needs
July 2009
The Strage Family donated funds to acquire new and necessary equipment for the children with special needs at the kindergarten. The Ashkelon Foundation thanked Alberta & Henry for their years of involvement and support.
Article: Kindergarten (Special Needs) development for Children with C.P and Down syndrome
Written by: Lauren Zink, a volunteer in Israel, Nov 17th 2010
In Ashkelon and the surrounding region there are many children suffering with a disability of Down syndrome and injuries in the nerve system. To help aid these children is a pre-school for those with Cerebral Palsy and Down syndrome.
There are three classrooms in the pre-school, each one focusing on a different brain development. One classroom, Brosh, is for mentally challenged children who have less than severe brain damage. There are six children in this classroom, all around the age of four.
Down the hall is another classroom, Omareem. This is a place for children who are severely mentally challenged and with other severe disabilities. Some cannot even walk or lay down and are developed only as far as a 3-month old baby, although they are actually quite a few years older than that. In this room are seven children.
In the third classroom, Sheebolet, there are six children who are physically disabled and have Cerebral Paulsy.
To each classroom speech therapists, occupational therapy, sport therapy, hydrotherapy, physiotherapy, and a psychologist are consistently involved. Three times a week there are music, animal, and theatre classes.
While this place has a good basis of program equipment resources to help these children, much more is needed. Special equipment to help the children develop can be very expensive, ranging from 14,000 – 15,000 NIS per apparatus. This is crucial in helping a child grow. Simple things such as a television and DVD player will also go a long way in helping to improve the everyday lives of these children.
