Creative Learning Center-Oman tribune

October 31, 2007
Creative Learning Centre to open doors on Nov. 3

MUSCAT Creative Learning Centre will officially open its doors on Nov. 3 for parents and students to come and take a look around.The centre is located in Al-Khuwair and has lots to offer children with special needs. They have a large villa and will be using it for autistic children, Downs Syndrome and slow learners.

The centre offers a variety of activities. We have programmes for children with low IQs, Down’s Syndrome and Autistic children,” said Kawthar Al Hadhrami, managing director of Creative Learning Centre. “I am very enthusiastic about the opening. These children will finally have a chance to learn and grow.”When asked about the services that the centre would provide, Al Hadhrami said: “We will provide education and all educational therapies, such as speech, occupational, and physical. The curriculum we have is a US-based curriculum that is specifically made for special needs students. It is on a slower pace and the children will be able to grasp lessons. The Arabic curriculum is also designed the same way.”

She said that the children wouldn’t only learn through books. “The children must learn by doing and through play. This is a very important concept for these children. Hands-on activities are very important, because they use a multi-sensory approach, meaning they use more than one of their senses.”

She said the centre also had a section for young teens because it was difficult to start from the very beginning with them. “This is for the youth that have had no education. Because of their special needs they were unable to find a place at local schools,” she said. “We will teach them basic English (reading, writing and speaking) basic math skills and basic Arabic (reading and writing).”As far as classroom size goes, Al Hadhrami said the classes would be small and there would be only ten students per class with a teacher and an assistant teacher in each class to support and help them. “All these children will be successful and will go on to bigger and better things,” she added.

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