What is a Residential School for the Blind?
In a Residential School other than informal and formal education, free boarding and lodgings are provided. Food, uniform, toilet items like soap, toothpaste, etc are provided totally free of cost. Every child’s needs are met.
Objectives of Roman and Catherine School for the Blind:
In this School, we teach formal education as per The Karnataka Education Board syllabus. Along with this, Computer Education and Computer skills will be taught using the most popular screen reading / talking software known as JAWS.
For the partial visually impaired, Computer applications will be taught using the screen magnification software. The other informal methods of Education will include orientation and mobility, independent living, Handicrafts, special games like Cricket, Chess, etc. The medical facilities of the student, if necessary will be taken care by the School with the total consent of parents or guardian of the Student. The parent or guardian will be contacted by the School Authorities in person or by Telephone.
Our aim is to impart First to Seventh Standard Education in Braille (a script used for reading and writing by visually impaired.) which will include subjects like English, Kannada, Hindi, Science, Mathematics, Social Studies, Physical Education, Moral Education, etc. When a student completes Seventh Standard, he or she will be admitted to a High School (Eighth Standard of a normal School under the New Integrated Education Policy formulated by the Sarva Shikshan Abiyan, Government of India. Even in this case, the student will lodge within the premises of the Blind School and the student will be given proper counseling and career guidance by specially trained personnel.
Goals:
In the short term, our ambition is to impart Education for the visually impaired Children of D.K., Udupi and the surrounding Districts. Our wish is to make the sighted People aware that disability is neither a disease nor a curse, it is a problem which can be solved through proper guidance & rehabilitation. Given an opportunity, these People can also lead a normal life. In the long term, our goal is to make the visually challenged stand on their own feet and open to them the wide doors of knowledge based Society and create opportunities for them in the hope that they will play a role in the Nation Building.
What you can do?
First of all our benevolent request to you is to inform the Families of Blind Child, if any in your vicinity about our School and convince them to admit the Child in the School.
Secondly, to help us in whichever way possible from your side in the day-to-day running of the School a) by donating liberally towards recurring expenses b) by donating towards acquiring fixed assets like furniture / fixtures / Computer / Braille Books & Materials etc. c) Sponsoring a Child in the School d) by becoming a Volunteer to work during your free time.
For details and further Information, you can contact Dr. U. V. Shenoy on Mobile No. +919845047785 or
On School Telephone No 0824-2458552 & Calistus D’sa Mobile No: +91 9945421892 and by e-mail: rclsb@rediffmail.com |