RUVIMBO SPECIAL  SCHOOL

Feeding Programme

The school provides breakfast and lunch to the pupils. This is
particularly helpful to pupils who are on medication and require
meals with their prescriptions

Transport

Children are picked up and dropped off at designated stops by
the school bus

Speech and Physio-therapy

Children are assessed and picked for speech therapy which helps
them improve their communication and language. The school has
a range of equipment used for physio therapy however owing to
financial constraints we presently do not have a therapist to
conduct sessions

Provision of pre-vocational skills

The school provides pre-vocational skills to students for practical classes between fifteen and twenty two years of age. The main objective for this is to promote the inclusion of disabled persons in the labour force.

The skills are given in the form of practical lessons and career guidance seminars as preparations for employment. The students are taught how to dress for work, time management, how to greet others in the workplaces as well as having confidence despite their disabilities

The pre-vocational activities at the school include:

Gardening – Here pupils are taught to do some gardening which will help them in their life after school Cooking – Children are taught basic cookery and to look after cooking utensils
Computers – Computer literacy is also a pre-requisite at the school. Children learn basic computer skills
Sewing – Some children are taught basic sewing where they can sew bed sheets, pillow cases, skirts and other small items
Sporting Activities – We train and compete with other schools in the following disciplines: athletics, netball, volleyball, soccer, tag rugby, percussion and traditional dancing, drama and dance therapy

Junior

Providing high quality and inclusive special education to children living with disabilities

Ruvimbo Special School thrives to ensure that students enrolled at the school receive high quality and inclusive special education
The school uses an Individualised Education Plan on each student outlining academic and behavioral goals, teaching methods being used on the student as well as methods of evaluating their performance. We train the children to do simple mathematics and to communicate in simple English and Shona language. We also continue to instill social skills and grooming at this level

Income Situation of Surrounding Community

Most of our children come from single mothers, widows and very few have both parents alive but most of them are not employed. A few do vending for the livelihood and as such most of our students come from very poor socio-economic backgrounds

Infants

Developing a self-reliant independent and socially acceptable individual

The school functions to develop a self reliant, independent and socially acceptable individual. This is achieved through training of living skills such as toilet training, brushing teeth, eating properly, dressing and undressing, managing personal possessions and making independent transissions within the classroom and the school. These self help, living skills are taught from three year olds ie ECD up to twenty two year olds

Projects

The  school  embarks  on  a  number  of  income  generating  projects  to  supplement  and  compliment  its  income  and  resources  for  the  School  Feeding  Programme. We  have  a  viable  poultry  project  for  layers  and  broilers. We  also  have  a  greenhouse  where  we  produce  big  quality  tomatoes  and  other  horticultural  products. In  the  open  garden  we  also  grow  vegetables  and  onions. We  also  are  doing  Fish  farming  and  rabbit  keeping. We  are  about  to  start  detergents  making  as  soon  as  resources  permit.

Phone

+263 242 667 470 / +263 242 292 205

+263 733 341 878 / +263 776 004 382