Star Flower Program
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For Equal Opportunity
Some of the most marginalized migrant children on the border are children with physical and mental disabilities. As these children demands special attention, and a specialized and individually adapted curriculum, the regular Migrant Learning Centers do not have the capacity nor the experience to deal with these cases.
Thus, the Star Flower Special Care Center, are filling the educational gap for children with special needs. Individually customized training are necessary to enable children with disabilities to achieve their full potential.
Another local organization, Stepping Stones Therapy Project, is providing physiotherapy for these children with lifelong neurological conditions. Physical stimuli and activity is imperative for the development of these children. In February 2017 we started a 6 weeks pilot program, making a football team with these superstars of Star Flower.
Most of them had never played football before, and the different conditions reflected their individual ability levels. Nonetheless, their enthusiasm was mind-blowing from the first training, and when the 6 weeks of the pilot program had finished, we were never in doubt about the need to extent the program. So now, we will for the foreseeable future, continue with the weekly trainings, providing these children their right to reach their potential.
At the moment, 16 children from 7 to 15 years attend the weekly PlayOnside Star Flower trainings.
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Working together with
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