ABOUT US
Jeevoday is a Registered Educational Institution imparting education to the Mentally Challenged children of Nagpur and adjacent areas. School was established on 2nd October 1989. On the day of inauguration, 15 students joined the school in various stages of retardation. Jeevoday offers a comprehensive programme which covers a range of activities and skills graded according to the age, ability and functional level of each child. They are; self care activities, toilet habits, eating, dressing, grooming, communication skills, socialization, reading, writing, arithmetic, domestic skills and safety measures. Vocational training such as preparation of files, letter pad, stitching and embroidery, art and craft, gardening, cooking, computer study, phenyl preparation and candle making. Some families have a disrooted view of disability, many a disabled child is hidden from the sight. Parents are desperately looking for help to educate and rehabilitate such children. Jeevoday offers this help but insists that the involvement of parents is an essential factor in the programme. We admit students of different categories irrespective of caste and creed.
Our Vision: of radiating the compassionate love of Jesus, to the rejected sections of the society is realized through our committed and selfless services among these disabled and reaching the unreached and making them useful citizens of our country.
Our Goal; Our Mission is achieved by conducting:
1. Awareness seminars and workshops for parents of disabled children to build positive attitudes in accepting their children and helping them to cope up with daily problems.
2. Vocational training gives opportunities to make them self-sufficient and gainfully employed.
3. Educating and rehabilitating the adult Mentally Handicapped men and women to acquire useful skills.
At present, we have 150 students studying in our Institution. 100 in the Special School and 50 in our workshop and they are accepted as day scholars. 25 teaching and non teaching staff, continuously work for the upliftment of these children.We divided the students in different groups like pre-nursery, nursery, primary, secondary, pre-vocational and vocational level. We could see remarkable changes in their cognitive skills, communication skills, psycho-social skills and self help skills.
We celebrate Independence day, Republic day, National day for the Mentally Handicapped, Diwali, Christmas in a fitting manner.By seeing their performance, we are forced to say that they are not disabled but differently abled. Students participate in various competition like sports, fancy dress, exhibition, flower show, dance, music etc. They always give us the message "Give us opportunity not pity". A new venture in the year 2004, our students learned the display of band set.
We thank GOD for all the blessings and recommend ourselves to His continuous guidance.
FACILITIES OFFERED
Jeevoday Special School is a day care centre. We have two sections under the trust - 4 to 18 years are trained in our Special School. 18 and above years students are provided Vocational training. We are guiding all types of Mentally Handicapped children, Eg: Multiple Handicapped, Autism, Cerebal Palsy, Down Syndrome and Profound Retardation. We guide them in the Activities of Daily Living. We have a Care Givers training programme, (Short term course) of the National Trust to get help in their house who are not able to attend the school activities. These trained workers are reaching their help in their houses, reaching the unreached. They participate in various competitions like sports, music, dance, cultural programme and exhibition of the items which they prepared. We encourage and assist the retarded little ones to improve their Mental and Physical abilities and to make them self - reliant and independent as much as possible and less of a burden to their families, neighbors and the society at large. Facilities provided are:
1. Speech & language training.
2. Vocational training.
3. Physiotherapy & yoga practices.
4. Psychological assessment.
5. Counseling for the parents.
6. Awareness programme & seminar for parents & teachers.
7. Short term courses (Care Givers Training Programme).
8. Computer training and teaching them through different learning materials.
9. Exhibition of the items prepared by the Vocational training students on various occasions.
ACTIVITIES / ACHIEVEMENT
1. Master Dhiraj Yeramwar & Ku. Aruna Giduturi joined the Institution as a student few years back and now are serving the Institution as employees.
2. Master Rajendra Rathod received award in All India Dance competition in Allahabad.
3. Master Pralesh Malviya participated International Level Special Olympics in Chennai and received Gold medal for Cycle race.
4. Master Shehajad Ali participated in International level Cricket competition for the Special children and got Gold medal.
5. Our students participated in Hitvada Twinkle Club dance competition with the normal students and received 1st Prize and the Trophy.
