About Snehalaya
Give us an Opportunity
St. Mary’s Snehalaya Opportunity School is an initiative of the St. Mary’s Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Cathedral, Queen’s Road, Bangalore. The school had its informal beginnings in June 1998. Since the St. Mary’s Public School was already a well-known institution, it was decided to partly make use of its infrastructure for the good of children with special needs.
It was formally registered as St .Mary’s Snehalaya Opportunity School Trust in January 2004.(Reg.No.739/2004).The School is now managed by the St. Mary’s Snehalaya Opportunity School Trust.
The School is registered with the Directorate for Disabled and Senior Citizens under the Department of Women and Child Development, Government of Karnataka.
The School gradually established itself with the support of the members of the parish and liberal donations from the general public.
The Way We Traversed - Milestones
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Snehalaya Empowerment Path
Stage 1
Stage 2
1. Assessment of Child
- Standardized Assessment Tool
- Skill Behaviours-Motor, Activities of Daily Living, Language, Reading-writing, Number-Time, Domestic-Social, Pre-vocational-Money
- Problem Behaviours-destructive behaviours, self-injurious behaviours, odd behaviours, repetitive behaviours, hyperactive behaviours, fears etc
2. Individual Education Plan
- Baseline assessment-start of each year
- Quarterly assessment-once in 3 months
- Program Evaluation-end of each year
3. Continuous Review
- Quarterly Reports
- Parents/stakeholders
- Parent-teacher meetings
4. Partnering with parents
- Parent education programs.
Stage 3
1. Vocational Training
Based on Level of Skills Achieved
(candle-making, Bbag Making, Home/office Décor Items, Soap Making, Chocolate Making, Jewelry Making)
1. Sheltered Employment
at the Facility