School for kids with special needs.
Mozart Academy was established in 2012 in Pretoria, north of the Magaliesberg, South Africa. It is a non-profit company that started off as a means of creating a school to fulfil a need that was identified by speech and occupational therapists, as well as parents of kids with global developmental delays. It was soon realised that a great need existed for such a school that incorporated the normal school curriculum with the programs developed by the speech and occupational therapists during normal therapy sessions. By incorporating the therapy concepts, ideas and techniques, directly into the school curriculum, the kids receive a more holistic approach to their development and education. Through the creation of a unique program for each individual, the intention is that these kids eventually outgrow the school and be incorporated into a main stream school.
The Mozart Academy also has the ambitious goal of uplifting the community in general. These include concepts and ideas, such as support groups for parents with kids with special needs, training of adults with special needs, cooperation with other institutions with similar goals and ideals, etc.
Our mission is to provide a happy, caring, stimulating and uplifting environment where children with special educational needs should eventually make a meaningful contribution to society. This is done through proven, innovative, multi-disciplinary integration of various learning techniques and methodologies. Each child’s program is therefore unique and specially developed to allow the child to achieve his/her fullest potential, with the standard school curriculum kept in mind.
Through their education, the children should gain the skills, strategies, and desire necessary to be responsible, independent and contributing members of society. They should also develop a strong sense of responsibility for themselves and toward each other, their community, and the earth’s resources.
We will create and support an environment in which all children and their family feel welcomed, respected, trusted and an important part of the academy.
