This is the Open Classroom and is located in the public school Espuña.
Its function is to cover care for children with various disabilities by specialists in different materials and the methodology and materials suitable for them and, at the same time, it is normal for a center that these children can socialize with other students at the school.
Therefore, these children, at various times, are part of the other classes.
The Mayor of Alhama de Murcia, Alfonso Ceron Fernando Morales, along with the mayor of Education, Ana Fernandez have been received this morning by the school principal, Pepe Rodriguez and the rest of the Open Classroom teachers responsible.
The Open Classroom depends on the Ministry of Education, although it has been launched, the City has incurred the costs necessary to bring the classroom to the needs of children, building a special room.
The Open Classroom is a classroom that is located within a primary school and its methodology is aimed at children of Special Education as one of its most important functions is the socialization of children.
The classroom is directed by a therapeutic educator who works with also a professor of hearing and speech, a technical assistant and, if necessary, with other specialists.
In the case of Alhama, also go professionals and ASTRADE ONCE (Association for the Treatment of People with Cerebral Palsy and Related Pathologies) and a physiotherapist, a music teacher, another religion and another psychomotor.
The ratio of these classes is six pupils, even in the case of Alhama has five.
Three of the students had to attend classes because in Alhama Totana not had this service and two from the same school Espuña.
The launch of this service reflects the will of the faculty of the college Espuña who chose this face classroom setting and apply, and the commitment and efforts of the City Council of Alhama, through the Department of Education, who requested this startup and chose to assume the costs necessary to make this possible.
Precisely, this morning the mayor of the government team not only welcomed and appreciated the work of Espuña teachers, but also showed that, despite the current times, is still supporting and investing in the needs important.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Alhama de Murcia