Blue Rose School and Training Centre

Blue Rose School and Training Centre is rated 3 out of 5 in the category education management. Read and write reviews about Blue Rose School and Training Centre. The Blue Rose Special School is a day school and training centre for children with learning difficulties in Kandy, Sri Lanka. Disabilities vary from mild to severe and include; autism, Down syndrome, hyperactivity, Global Development Delay (GDD), Noonan syndrome and seizure disorders. Typically, students have been rejected from traditional schools or are unable to attend due to their disability. The school is managed by the Blue Rose Welfare Society and is registered at the Social Service Department at the Central Province. The School has a Kindergarten, Primary and Secondary classes and a High Dependency Unit. The site consists of seven five classrooms, a darkroom/multi-sensory room, speech and language room, Vocational Training Unit, indoor play/dance/music area, auditorium and outdoor play area. The curriculum is practical, students engage in sensory experience, writing, number skills, English and Sinhala language, music, dance, swimming, therapy and sports. Every student participates in art competitions, variety shows and sports activities - some of our female students are in the Central Province football team and played for the national football team in Malaysia! Once a week students visit the University of Peradeniya’s sports field/gymnasium for physical activity and Kingswood College Pool for swimming lessons. Each student has an Individual Education Programme (IEP) which ensures that they develop according to their level and ability and qualified speech and language therapists and physiotherapists work closely with them. At the age of 18 students enter the Vocational Training Unit, a dedicated facility for mature students to continue their education. They receive vocational training in three units; cooking, bag making and sewing.