Student's Life
The school teaches students from Kindergarten to Grade 9, and follows the national curriculum set by the Royal Thai Ministry of Education.
Not all students are blind, many are visually impaired, but all are taught to read and write using the Braille language system.
They also learn English, Thai Language, History, Geography, Science and they are taught Maths using an abacus.
All students take computer classes, and while most students are unable to see the monitor, they use the mouse and a special program which allows them to navigate and achieve their goals.
During term time all students live at the school and all accommodation, food, education, medical help and sporting activities are free; no students are expected to pay any fees.
Multi-disabilities
There are many students at the school who are classed as having multi-disabilities. Apart from being blind or visually impaired, they also have learning and mobility disabilities or are on the autism spectrum.These students are unable to enter the regular
schooling; they do not have the ability to cope with the level of work set in the national curriculum. Instead they are taught according to their ability, with the aim of becoming more independent.
Life skills
Apart from learning to read and write using the Braille system, from an early age all students learn to use a white cane, which will allow them to navigate from one place to another.
The school also teaches the students how to take care of themselves, personal hygiene, how to do their own laundry, clean their shoes and to keep their bedroom tidy.We are preparing them for when the time comes to leave and they go on to college, university or to work
Sport
Goalball is the most popular sport at the
school, but volleyball, table tennis, judo, swimming, futsal and athletics are available to the students.
Several students have gone on to represent the school in sporting competition around Thailand and abroad,including the SEA and Asian Games.
Music
Students at school the are encouraged to learn to play a musical instrument and join the modern rock group, the traditional
Thai orchestra or the marching band.The students regularly play live concerts, and on occasion well known famous Thai musicians have joined them.
The beginnings
The Pattaya Redemptorist School for the Blind is under the patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, who has visited the school on several occasions.
The school was founded in 1986 by Father Ray Brennan C.Ss.R., a catholic priest from the U.S.A., and Mrs. Aurora Sribuapan, a Thai social worker who was herself blind and who became the schoo's first Principal.
The aim of the school is to provide an ability appropriate education to blind and visually impaired children, to educate them to the highest level possible and prepare them to live as independent as possible.
Since 1986 more than 550students have been educated.
