Class
The Indonesian Down Syndrome Care Foundation organizes a number of classes for young people with Down’s Syndrome or other intellectual disabilities.
Benefits
Get new friends
Become a more independent person
Self recognizing
Better communication skills
Able to manage yourself
More confident
Better social skills
Able to be a self-advocate
Let's Speak Up Class
Let’s Speak Up (Ayo Ngomong) is a class that prepares students with Down syndrome to learn soft skills (understanding and managing oneself, managing emotions and communicating with friends and other people). At the same time, we prepare students to be able to speak and think for themselves and, in the end, can become self-advocates
Participant Terms
- Young people with Down's Syndrome or other intellectual disabilities.
- 18-30 years old, preferably female
- Can be educated
- Preferably able to read, write and speak
- Can speak / understand Bahasa Indonesia
- Committed to following the class until the end
- Have a gadget
- Have a companion
- Preferably domiciled outside Jakarta
Peer Group Class
Peer Group Class is a mentoring class for teenagers/young adults with Down syndrome to enter adulthood, learn about fundamental rights, get basic sexual education, raise mental health awareness, find their passion, and encourage and educate each other so that students can work together in teams, seek job opportunities or learn new and practical things that are useful in everyday life.
Open Class
Open Classes are aimed at both students and parents/companions. They can also be for parents with Down syndrome children from outside the community. The purpose of the classes is to increase knowledge about an issue to better understand in assisting children, usually with the help of resource persons outside the community.
Let's Join Us!
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