The Main Aims of The School Are:
- To Provide full time education free of charge.
- To train teachers in the modern methods of educating the Hearing-impaired.
- To integrate capable Hearing – impaired children into regular schools.
The Students are taught by the aural – oral method supported by modern means of technique namely Maternal Reflective Method (MRM) .
The age for admission is between 2 ½ and 4 years. The classes range from Pre – K.G to Std. XII. Boys leave the school after completion of Std. V.
Medium of Instruction is either in Tamil or English according to the preference of parents, since both the media are available. Students are exempted from studying a second language. ( i.e., English medium students are exempted from studying Tamil language and Tamil medium students are exempted from studying English language. The students are assisted to acquire the skills like Auditory Training, Speech – reading, Auditory Training, Speech through conversation, Reading and Creative writing besides the regular syllabus. The School follows the State Board Syllabus from Std. 1 onwards.
Hearing aids are loaned to deserving children free of charge. Parents have to pay only the cost of repairs of individual hearing aids, replacement of cords and batteries, either in part or in full according to their means. The class rooms are equipped with Induction Loop System (in lower classes), Group Hearing Aid System and F.M. System. To acquire natural intelligible speech, we are handling Individual Speech Trainers, Vocal II Speech Trainer and Voice Lite. Periodical Hearing Aid check up is done with the help of Hearing Aid Analyzer and Surveyor.
There is a Diagnostic centre for hearing evaluation with the sophisticated audiometers for this purpose. There is an ear mould lab where fabrication of custom ear moulds are made according to individual requirements and supplied at a cheaper rate.
Our methods do not merely train deaf children to grow up into people capable of earning their own living by means of handicrafts and manual skills rather than by intellectual attainments. Our modern methods are designed to develop the mental faculties of such children as are capable to full intellectual development and taking their rightful place alongside other normal persons in the learned professions and in other activities requiring a fairly high degree of intellectual attainment. Now with the help of School Net, our students are taught through computers and videocassettes.
Technical Courses:
Central Government donated Ten computers through the Honorable Minister Mr. Dhayanidhi Maran, Information Technology and conducts Computer Program for the Hearing Impaired Students under the control of Ability Foundation.
Central Government is conducting Short Term Courses in Computer Science, Type Writing, Fashion Technology and BeauticianCourse.
From Intel – Teach to the Future Program have trained 20 of our Staff Member in preparing lessons for the Students and those Staff Members have trained almost all of our Staff and also giving training for the Teacher Trainees of our School.
Sports Award:
District/State level championship is received every year by our girls since 1990 on World Disabled Day.
State Award:
- State Awards for Excellence in Education in 1981.
- State Awards for achieving 100% in SSLC Exam in 1979, 80, 81, 88, 89, 91, 97 and 98.
- State Awards for achieving 100% in XII Exam in 1988, 93, 99 and 2007
National/Other Awards:
- National Award for the outstanding services for the welfare of the Handicapped received by Rev. Sr. Patrica in 1995.
- National Award for the individual working with H.I. received by Rev. Dr. Sr. Rita Mary in 1998.
- Award for Excellence in achievement received by Rev. Sr. A. Josephine in 2001
Sulakshna Ram Janam Pondey Award received by Rev. Sr. A. Josephine in 2002.
Activities:
Individual Speech Correction
Speech Therapy Using Vocal II Speech Trainer & Mirror
Pyschodiagnostic Assessment
Learning Computer Programming Languages
Teaching Geography Through IT
Rhythm is possible
Yoga For Concentration
Arts & Crafts
Fabrication of Ear-mould
Demonstrating the use of a Hearing Aid Analyzer
Assessment of Hearing Loss
Type Writing Class
Computer Class
Beautician Class
Tailoring Class
Contact:
Little Flower Convent Hr. Sec. School
for the Deaf Old No. 127, New No.4
Chennai – 600 006.
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E-mail : principal@lfchi.org
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