Come along to the Crown Plaza Hotel this Saturday, between 9h30 and 15h00
During the past decade both local and international schools in Geneva have had to cope with an ever-increasing number of children with special needs. Parents and teachers are often finding themselves at a loss and may not know who to turn to or what services are available.
ASK-All Special Kids, a non-profit voluntary organisation that helps parents across the whole spectrum of families of children with special educational needs or learning difficulties, is now trying to fill this gap. ASK encourages collaboration between parents, educators and specialists and makes sure people get the information they need when they need it so that children with special needs can play an inclusive role in our society.
On the 6th of October ASK will be hosting a conference by experts in their field, who will explain how the local system provides support for children who are identified as having special needs at any period of their school life, including pre-school. Stands with information on further resources and other parent support organisations will be present at the conference. Workshops looking at sensory level assessment and the “First Step” method will also be provided.
Click here to view the conference and workshop programme, which runs all day.
Click here to view the full list of exhibitors, who will be manning their stands between 12h30 and 15h00
With plans to repeat the event next year and across Switzerland, ASK intends this to become an annual community event and resource fair for both the international and the local communities.
On the 7th November, 100 Women in Hedge Funds will be hosting a fundraising Gala dinner at the Grand Kempinski Hotel in Geneva in honour of ASK-All Special Kids. This is indeed a key time for ASK, which will celebrate its 10th anniversary in March 2013.
