Liberty and responsibility in connection with school? Two concepts, which are divided one of each other. Is there any connection between them? Are they needed for life? Inevitable? Can we acquire them? Can we rate them? Are they measureable? I understand liberty as a disposition of my unique personality to decide what to do or …
Four years ago, Roman, a boy, also came to the 1st grade among little freshmen with a physical disability – spina bifida. Maybe his gait betrayed a little that his legs didn’t listen at all and it’s harder in life than the rest of us, but he immediately won us over with a kind of …
In the period 21-24 August 2023, the partners held the last Multi-IN international face-to-face meeting. As most Multi-IN outputs are ready and published on the project website, the partners mainly discussed technical aspects and dissemination possibilities. However, this did not make the mutual pleasure and satisfaction of the meeting any less.
If pupils with spina bifida and hydrocephalus could have their say on how they imagine their education and the support they need, they would be very likely to be happy to say these thoughts: 1. I come to school to learn how to communicate, function in everyday life, understand others and live with my peers. …
Up to 90% of children with myelomeningocele have problems with urinary functioning, including urine retention and stress incontinence. Most of them, however, can achieve social continence and lower the risk of urinary tract infections, through a program of clean intermittent catheterization and medications such as antispasmodics and possibly, anticholinergics. Clean Intermittent Catheterization (CIC) is a …
The second stage of the Multi-IN project is progressing and some of the training videos are ready and uploaded to the project website (see HERE). Our team had the pleasure of introducing the video aimed at parents and family members to representatives of NGOs and local institutions from Varna, which are working in the field …
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On 15-16 May, the EURLYAID International Early Childhood Conference will take place in Prague with the theme Creating Early Childhood Intervention Together – Building Bridges. The conference is organised by the European Association for Early Intervention in cooperation with the Czech Society for Early Childhood Care. Representatives of the Early Intervention Centre Trnava will actively …
Presentation of the Multi-IN project at an International Conference Read More »
Since the beginning of the year, the partners have been working on the scenario of the training video courses that will be created within the Multi-IN project. The video courses are aimed at the eight target groups and are based on the Multi-IN manuals on multidisciplinary care and inclusive education of pupils with spina bifida …
Multi-IN partners start work on the training video courses Read More »
There are many reasons why pupils with spina bifida or hydrocephalus should be included in PE lessons, but below are at least a few: 1. The clearly demonstrated impact of physical activities on pupils’ overall wellbeing – both physical and mental health. 2. Learning new skills affects the pupil’s perception of their own body, its …
The impact of exercise on the development and self-perception of the pupil Read More »
Tips for parents to support inclusive education Source: Multi-IN Manual for parents and family members on multidisciplinary care and inclusive education of pupils with spina bifida and hydrocephalus Helping children achieve optimal independence in everyday life and build functional life skills is critical to achieving independence and self-confidence in children with spina bifida and hydrocephalus. …
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