Working With Disadvantaged Families

New Chance Educational Center

Új Esély Oktatási Központ

2013

low-income families single-parent families families in which the parents have a low level of

education, poor parenting skills or a history of psychiatric disorder

families that lack social supports or community connections

children and families in the developing world

Disadvantaged Families:

In our school more than 90% of the students came from disadvanteged

families.Families have many children,

sometimes more than 5-6. They have low income and parents have low

education.

Financially: everything is free for the students,

books, food, extra lessons. We have a student’s hostel where the most

disadvantaged children can live. We have special teachers for students with

special needs We have vocational school, where students

can earn money to help their families.

The Goal of our school is to help these people :

If you work with people from disadvantaged background it is not enough to give them money, you should find a

solution for their problem.

We start some needed professions in our school, so our graduating students can easily

find job.

- Hair dresser - Velder - Mason - Almoner - Dressmaker

These professons do not require heavy theoretical knowledge but

talent.Maybe our students are not the

smartest, but they are good at these things.

 Our goal is to develop strategies that will improve the psychosocial health of these children and ensure

they have an equal chance at becoming well-adjusted and

productive adults.

We should give them opportunity to have

meaningful life.

We help not only to students, but their families. We can

give them job at our school as a maintenance, cleaning

or teacher assistant.

Our school often hosts free

courses where our parents can learn usefur professions.

We have adult education too, where older people can

graduate, than they can have better job.

Family – Shool relationship is also important.

It is important to organize joint programs.

The other important thing is family visits. Easier to understand their behavior if you see the place and

conditions they came from.

Family visit also helps selecting

donations.Every year we get things form associations and individuals.

Knowing family background helps to give useful things for them.

„Of all the hard jobs around, one of the hardest is being a good

teacher. „

We hope our presentation was useful for you. It was a pleasure

to share our experience with you.

Thank you for your attention!