BEAUTIFUL GATE SPECIAL SCHOOL - MYSORE, INDIA

In November 2008, Managing Partner, Pam Hackett volunteered at the Beautiful Gate Special School in Mysore, India. During her visit, she provided direct physical therapy services to students at the school as well as intensive teacher inservices on Motor Development, Sensory Integration, Autism, and Integrating Sensory Motor Activities for Learning. She worked closely with the administrators of the school to develop individualized education plans and progress monitoring tools to help improve communication and instruction.

She and the teachers also created center-based learning centers in the classrooms, where learning could be combined with therapeutic sensory and motor activities. "The trip was a life-changing experience," says Hackett.

" I am hoping to return to India again next November to continue our work there." PTS is working with the school to implement a remote consultation service, where PTS therapists in the US can volunteer to consult on a specific student using internet based video conferencing.

For more information about the school, visit http://www.beautifulgateindia.org.