Creating a therapeutic educational environment for Down Syndrome children. Facilitating unique, social and emotional creativity for individual achievement.
The social, expressive arts and learning academy is an organisation created for children with Down Syndrome.
Our aim is assist communities across South Africa in creating a healthy and therapeutic educational environment, that facilitates, social, emotional, creative expression and learning for individual achievement.
With a focus on creative independence, this community driven arts environment offers a unique approach to the otherwise traditional "square peg, round hole" education for Down Syndrome children aged 6 - 16.
The SEAL academy is a membership based Academy that will provide a working model blueprint. We offer assistance in the form of training, grass roots implementation, uniforms, marketing, public relations, website, admin and learning material.
If you would like more information on how to become a SEAL volunteer or if you require info on how to join The SEAL Academy network and create your own Academy footprint in your area, please contact us at [email protected].
To develop the necessary skills, attitudes and values to enable them to fulfill meaningful and effective roles in society. We aim to develop social, expressive, artistic and learning opportunities. We aspire to get each Down syndrome student to reach their full potential according to their individual special abilities, which would empower the students with self-confidence and feelings of self-worth.
"Our social, expressive arts and learning academy provide children with special learning needs, with an alternative learning environment yet within their community.With a focus on social, emotional, and creative independence, this untraditional learning environment offers a unique approach to the otherwise "square peg, round hole" education.Our aim is to provide these members of our community with a therapeutic educational environment, that facilitates, social, emotional, creative expression and learning for individual achievement.Our curriculum includes Yoga, Swimming, Playball, Dance, Drama, and Home Industry focussed skills."
