Doha: HE First Lady Zsuzsanna Nagy of Hungary and her accompanying delegation have visited Warif Academy, the first-of-its-kind in the State of Qatar that offers inclusive educational opportunities and qualitative services for students with severe and multiple disabilities based on the best global practices. Her Excellency toured various sections of the academy and listened to a detailed explanation from Executive Director of the Academy Matthew Campion, about its nature of operation and mission.
According to Qatar News Agency, HE Nagy was received by President of Qatar Foundation’s Pre-University Education (PUE) Abeer Al Khalifa, Director of the Special Education and Inclusive Education Department at the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE), Fatima Al Saadi, and Director of the Schools and Student Affairs Department at MoEHE Maryam Al Buainain.
Warif Academy is a specialized public school that provides inclusive pedagogical and qualitative services for students with severe and multiple functional limitations. Its tasks focus on empowering those students to access educational activities and engage in them based on their individual needs.
The academy provides ancillary technological tools that enhance students’ independence and capabilities of learning, moving, and communicating within a comprehensive educational environment under the guidance of a team of experts in special education fields, occupational therapy, physical therapy, as well as speech-language therapy.
It aims to hone the skills of social communication and interaction, promote Qatari tenets and culture, and supply students with educational and pilot opportunities ahead of their upcoming life in the future. Additionally, guidance and psychological programs for their families are designed to bolster and safeguard the quality of their lives.
The academy’s approach also serves to empower students to enhance their physical, thoughtful, and social potential, as well as their independence and self-confidence to be effective individuals and contributors in their communities.