Welcome
Daniel Torrejon
Director of Education and Special Education School of Aspace
Welcome to the Aspace Special Education School, a school contracted by the Department of Education and Vocational Training that serves students aged 3 to 20 with cerebral palsy and other developmental pathologies. Here, our work is based on respect for the diversity of students' developmental rhythms and cognitive abilities, through a global and interdisciplinary approach.
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Our units are organized in two different lines, based on the age and maturity level of the students:
In addition, the school has a psychology team, a team of nurses and assistants, a music therapist and a social worker, who work cross-functionally with all the classrooms.
As a result of our comprehensive care model, the Foundation's educational and health areas work together in order to offer an approach of excellence. This approach is not only central to the educational purpose, but also emphasizes the importance of complementary health services, essential for students with a high profile of complexity.
The Importance of a Comprehensive and Differential Approach
Our unique educational and care model fuses quality educational services with comprehensive health care provided by Hospital de Dia. This collaboration allows us to offer personalized and continuous attention, significantly improving the quality of life of our students.
The health services provided by Hospital de Dia include specialized medical treatments, re-education and various therapies (physiotherapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, music therapy), nursing care, social work, technological resources and adaptation of the environment. All this with the aim of supporting and improving the autonomy and well-being of our students.
The integration of health services within the educational context allows the individual needs of each student to be addressed from various perspectives, guaranteeing holistic and effective care. Thus, the ASPACE Special Education School is positioned as a benchmark in the education and care of people with cerebral palsy and other developmental pathologies.
We welcome you to this great community where, together, we will work to provide our students with the best opportunities to grow, learn and thrive with the right support. Thank you for trusting us.
We are experts in the comprehensive approach centered on the person throughout life
Regulations and documentation
At the ASPACE Special Education School, regulations and documentation are fundamental elements that structure our operation and allow us to offer quality education, focused on the needs of our students. Below are the key documents that define our educational project and our daily practices.
Idea of the ASPACE Special Education School
The ASPACE Special Education School is defined by a set of principles and values that guide our educational and care mission. These features of identity reflect our commitment to inclusive education, the comprehensive training of students and the promotion of democratic values and coexistence.
Reference team
Educational Area Directorate
Educational Staff
Health care at School: A Comprehensive and Differential Model
The Special Education School of the ASPACE Catalunya Foundation is distinguished for offering a unique educational and care model, which fuses quality educational services with comprehensive health care provided by the Foundation's Day Hospital. This model, designed for students with cerebral palsy and other chronic developmental pathologies, not only focuses on the educational purpose, but also places special emphasis on the importance of complementary health services, which are essential for students with high complexity profile.
Health care at School: A Comprehensive and Differential Model
The Special Education School and the Day Hospital work together to offer comprehensive and continuous care to their students. This multidisciplinary approach makes it possible to address the individual needs of each student from several perspectives: medical, therapeutic and educational. The health services provided by the Day Hospital include:
Specialized Medical Treatments
- Care in neuropediatrics, neurology, physical and rehabilitation medicine, psychiatry and psychology.
- Comprehensive coordination to address medical needs holistically.
Reeducation and Therapies
- Physiotherapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy and music therapy.
- Physical, cognitive and emotional development to improve students' autonomy and quality of life.
Nurse
- Ongoing health care including wound care, medication administration and monitoring of general health status.
Social work
- Practical and emotional support for families.
- Assistance in accessing community resources and managing daily challenges.
Service of Resources and Technological Aids
- Technological solutions to improve communication, mobility and autonomy.
- Identification and implementation of appropriate technologies for each student.
Adaptation of the Environment
- Advice to adapt the home and community environment.
- Recommendation of specific equipment and necessary structural modifications.
Orientation and Care for Families:
- Counseling sessions, support groups and training workshops.
- Support to help families understand their children's needs and actively participate in their care and rehabilitation process.
The Importance of Health Services
The integration of health services within the educational context is not only an added value, but a necessity for students with cerebral palsy and other developmental pathologies. The personalized and continuous care offered by the Day Hospital significantly improves the quality of life of the students, offering them the tools and support necessary to overcome everyday challenges and develop their potential to the fullest.
Therapeutic reinforcement and summer and leisure services
These additional services are part of the commitment of the ASPACE Special Education School to provide comprehensive and personalized attention to its students, ensuring that they receive all the support necessary for their development and well-being in an inclusive and enriching environment.
Summer house
The ASPACE Special Education School offers a summer camp during the first three weeks of July. This service allows children to continue enjoying the school environment in a playful environment, where leisure activities are carried out that promote values of coexistence, collaboration and respect for the environment. During this period, the students also receive rehabilitation from the care team at the Hospital de Dia, ensuring continuity in their comprehensive care.
Summer Rehabilitation Service
During the summer, the school maintains the Day Hospital service, offering students a follow-up and comprehensive approach in mental health, psychostimulation and physical rehabilitation on a daily basis. This service guarantees that students receive complete medical care throughout the year, with coordination with other networks in the territory for hospital follow-ups and other medical treatments. This allows students to maintain their health and wellness programs, promoting their continued development.
Aquatic activity
Aquatic therapy is an activity where students work on controlling and improving basic abilities and skills in the aquatic environment, such as body awareness, flotation, breathing control, relaxation, propulsion and immersion. This therapy is carried out in a personalized and individualized way, with a ratio of one professional for each user, adapting to the needs and interests of each child. Collective sessions are also held to promote the process of social inclusion. The exercises are designed to have a positive transfer to the activities of daily life, improving the well-being and quality of life of the participants. You can access this extracurricular activity from 17.00:XNUMX p.m.
Other Services
These additional services are part of the commitment of the ASPACE Special Education School to provide comprehensive and personalized attention to its students, ensuring that they receive all the support necessary for their development and well-being in an inclusive and enriching environment.
School Canteen
The canteen service is carried out during school hours as a pedagogical and therapeutic activity. With a personalized approach, the dining service is intended to meet the individual needs of each student according to clinical diagnosis and medical indications. The lunch event is understood as an educational, social and therapeutic process in which the student, the professional and the environment take part.
The general objectives are:
- Promote the act of eating as a pleasurable and rewarding act for all students.
- Foster the student's autonomy, participation and independence.
- Work on food recognition based on the student's cognitive level, contextualizing and integrating school learning.
- Understand the lunch activity as a social, relationship and communication event.
- Take care of positioning and ensure effectiveness and safety in the act of feeding.
- Cover the nutritional and hydration needs of each student during lunch.
- Help regulate waiting and anxiety before intake.
- Promote a balanced and healthy diet.
- Encourage and maintain hygiene habits related to food.
- Facilitate a socializing space for all students. Each educational stage has its specific objectives, encompassing and adding to the objectives of the previous stage.
School Transport
Most students arrive at school with adapted transport. The center's social worker helps families arrange transport from the Barcelona consortium for families living in the city. He is also in charge of managing the different transports of the Aspace Foundation, making sure that all the boys and girls in the center can access the school.
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Agenda of activities
The comprehensive support network that surrounds the ASPACE Special Education School demonstrates our commitment to quality and inclusive care for our students. This network is made up of various institutions and collaborating entities that work together to guarantee the resources and support necessary for the development and well-being of each child
