Interschool Coordinator for the HAEF Schools’ Department of Educational Psychology: Maya Alivizatou Counselors : Danai Lazarou, Eleonora Sourlagka Special Educator: Alexia Kazakakou Speech Therapist: Giorgos Kalomoiris
The Educational Psychology Department operates within the context of the School, offering assessment services and support for students, particularly those who have special educational needs. It also provides support, information and awareness to teachers and parents.
The Educational Psychology Department:
Learning Intervention Program
This program, implemented by the Special Educator, is for students in grades 2 to 6. With the exception of 2nd grade students, all other students who participate in the program must first be evaluated by the School’s Department of Educational Psychology or by a qualified, external Psychologist.
Students in the program work outside the class, in small groups of 3-5 children, usually twice a week. Each student has his/her own personalized program based on his/her needs. There is frequent communication between the Special Educator and the classroom teacher, in order for the individualized program to be tweaked, as needed, as well as to follow the students’ progress.
The program’s objectives relate both to the surface structures of language (coding / decoding language) and the deep structures of speech (conceptual and semantic language processing). Lastly, a significant part of the intervention is to provide emotional support to students, so that they may get to know themselves better and, thus, find ways to cope with their challenges.