Our Projects includes, Center for Healing Education, Center for Learning - Club and School, Teacher Training Programme
Eco-Tree Project and afforestation and
Animal Care. Services provided in the day care centre and in the consultancy include:
1) A Knowledge Centre that provides relevant and usable information on special needs. Here it practices a wholistic approach in handling developmental challenges and learning disabilities by incorporating traditional and complimentary methods.
3) Consultancy Services
4) A Training Centre where it offers courses to other caregivers and educators in the areas of developmental challenges and learning difficulties. Day care services
Day Care Centre for children with special needs practices a wholistic approach in handling developmental challenges and learning disabilities by incorporating traditional and complimentary methods in a loving and caring atmosphere. Daily activities at the day care center includes receiving the children, the morning circle, supplementary food, movement therapy, yoga, art therapy, beach walking, individual and group sessions, lunch together, art work/ clay work/ story telling/ hydrotherapy/ playing with colors/gardening, closing circle and handing over the children to the parents. Curative education (Special education)
The special education programme at the center is mainly focused on the basic life skills, like activities of daily living, functional academics and social skills than formal education. Physiotherapy Services
The physiotherapy unit work towards the maximum independence of children with developmental challenges with a focus on incorporating the therapy activities in the child’s natural environment. Medical/Diagnostic consultations
The school doctor anchors the medical and diagnostic services at the center with the multi disciplinary team of paramedical professionals. Children are taken to other reputed hospitals for medical investigations. The school doctor also anchors the case conferences and Individualized education programmes, in order to plan the best course of action for each child. Health and Nutrition
Every child who becomes part of the Nandavanam programme will be advised to follow specific diet in order to improve or maintain the general health. The set rhythm in lifestyle and nutritional food intake keeps the children healthy and more receptacles for therapy/educational inputs. Early intervention and infant stimulation programme
The therapeutic techniques are demonstrated individually to each parent and frequent follow up service is provided for the infants and toddlers who are ‘at risk’ or newly diagnosed. Family Support Services
The medico social work unit at Nandavanam plays a vital role in supporting the families both emotionally and financially. Majority of our clients are from the lowered socio-economic strata. Ongoing counseling to the parents/siblings and home visits are few peculiarities. All the services provided at Nandavanam are free of cost. Counseling Services
Effective, prompt, and quality counseling services for children and adolescents with emotional concerns, for families of the children referred and for siblings of the children with special needs. Teacher Training Programmes
Nandavanam runs teacher training programmes for
• School Teachers with a focus on building awareness on learning difficulties and sharing remedial methods that will benefit all children in a classroom
• Remedial Teachers where their skills of intervention are enhanced
• For teachers who are first generation learners to build their English language skill. Nandavanam model remedial centers
The model centers are run in normal school to set up model remedial centers. Nandavanam center facilitate the programme by running a resource room for 2 years in a school and help the school to replicate the programme effectively.
