UNESCO describes inclusion as the process of identifying and responding to the diversity of all students’ needs, reducing exclusion. It isn’t a side issue about integrating a few students: it’s about transforming the school so it responds to everyone.
Integrating isn’t including
Integrating means accepting a student into the classroom. Including means changing whatever is needed—methods, materials, timing, assessment—so they truly learn and participate, and their classmates learn alongside them.
What to look for
- Small classes that allow individual attention.
- Documented curriculum accommodations, not improvised ones.
- Staff trained in special educational needs.
- Coordination with therapists, ideally on site.
- Frequent communication with families.
- Official SEP accreditation of studies.
Questions for the visit
- How many students per class?
- How do you make a curriculum accommodation and who designs it?
- What happens if my child has a meltdown in class?
- How do you foster respect for diversity?
- What is your incorporation code?
How to verify accreditation
Ask for the incorporation code of the level you’re interested in and verify it with the state education authority. Our elementary school is SEP-incorporated under code CGEA-26-004.
The information on this page is for guidance and does not replace a professional assessment. Every child is different: diagnosis and plan are defined after an evaluation.
