Children with different abilities

This year the parents of children with 'habilidades diferentes' asked us to continue working with their children every school day at our educational center.

Now we have 11 children every day from Monday through Thursday.  We use the curriculum of Waldorf education for children with special needs.

Zaca cannot speak or hear.  She is the oldest of our group of 11.  She has learned to do various kinds of craft work.

Sindy is paralysed on her right side.  In the course of a year with us she has progressed amazingly in her coordination and self-confidence.

John Kennedy (really!) said half his body was dead.  Lourdes said that it didn't smell, so it wasn't dead.  She also said if he could lift his right hand we would teach him to ride a bike and give him one as a gift.  Here he is receiving his new bike.

                                                              Here he is riding it!  

It was a great moment when Jonday finally was able to walk, leaving behind his wooden push cart and stepping out on his own.