Shri Patcheappane Society for Education Research and Rehabilitation of the Hearing Impaired

Our Ideologies
Mission Statement

To give children with hearing impairment specialized and quality education that would help them to grow into independent individuals who are not only capable of chasing their dreams and aspirations but also responsible citizens who are able to make meaningful contributions to society.

Objectives

To educate the hearing-impaired and facilitate overall development of each student from infancy to young adulthood so that they become contributing members of society.

To emphasis the development of language and communication and enhance literacy and numerical skills.

To prepare students for higher education and vocational training.

To ensure involvement of the parents, family and extended family in the education and socialization of students with hearing impairment.

To research into educationally relevant areas.
To arrange and provide rehabilitative services to the hearing impaired population in and around Puducherry.
 

Beliefs
At SPSHI, we firmly believe that :

Each child has unique needs, interests and abilities and a holistic  approach is essential for the development of the child

All children whose hearing is impaired can learn to listen, think, talk, achieve and fully participate in the ‘hearing world’

An academic program should be broad, challenging, and individualized to promote a lifelong desire to learn

Communication and literacy skills are keys to success in all areas.

The ‘handicap’ of hearing loss can be minimized with a strong foundation in listening, language and socially appropriate behaviour
A close and constant interaction between the management, the teachers, the students and their families is essential for the students’ growth and development
 

Past & Present

It was with the objective of preparing children with hearing impairment for a better tomorrow that Shri Patcheappane School for the Hearing Impaired was established in Puducherry on 24th August 1994 by Shri Patcheappane Society for Education, Research and Rehabilitation of the Hearing Impaired, a non-profit, non-governmental, voluntary organization, registered in Puducherry, under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. The School began with 4 students and a special teacher in a single class room. Today, after 28 years the school has grown to accommodate 110 students, 13 teachers and 3 non-teaching staff. It has a Pre-Primary and Primary Section with 6 classes that function in the main building at Sathyamurthy Nagar. It also has a Secondary Section with another 6 classes that functions in annexed building at Thengaithittu.

Today the school has 53 students, 9 teachers and 3 non-teaching staffs.