Stepping Stone is an educational institution that takes care of children with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities, using or modifying the general education curriculum to meet the child's individual needs. They primarily equip these children with life skills and basic literacy, so that they can become functioning members of society. To supplement the education and skills development training they provide, they also offer different types of therapy to children with various types of disabilities. These include specific Learning Disabilities, Speech Language Impairments, Multiple Intellectual Disabilities, Orthopaedic Impairments, Autism, Down Syndrome, ADHD, William Syndrome and other related development impairments.

With this, a volunteer is needed to assist Stepping Stone in designing an Art program/ curriculum that will be used to develop the skills of students with special needs. You will be helping Stepping Stone build a better and brighter future for the special needs community here in the Philippines!

• You'll be assisting Stepping Stone in developing an Art program/curriculum for their special needs students along with increasing the capacity of SPED teachers in dealing with special needs students and managing the Art Program.
• You'll need a Degree in Art Therapy, Art Therapy and Counselling, Art Therapy and Creativity Development, or any related field and at least 2 years’ experience of being a licensed Art therapist
• You'll gain invaluable experience becoming part of the community of Paranaque City in Manila, "The Entertainment City"

Partner organisation overview

Stepping Stone is an educational institution that takes care of children with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities, using or modifying the general education curriculum to meet the child's individual needs. They primarily equip these children with life skills and basic literacy, so that they can become functioning members of society.

It started out as a project of the Rotary Club of Makati City in 1972. The goal then was to provide education for indigent children but over time, more and more children with special needs were becoming part of the student population, earning a reputation as a school for Special Education. In 1986, Stepping Stone was formed into a non-stock, non-profit foundation under the name Development Center for the Handicapped Foundation, Inc. In late 2013, the foundation changed its name to Center for Excellence in Special Education (Stepping Stone) Foundation, Inc. to reflect a more appropriate identity as the premiere school for special education in the country.

Stepping Stone offers special education classes, technical education and skills development training (culinary, housekeeping, coffee making, bread making), auxiliary services (speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, alternative therapy, laundry services, and water refilling services), and pre-schooling.

They have two (2) campuses, one in Parañaque City and one in Makati City. The volunteer will be based in Parañaque City. In this campus, they have an Executive Director who is in charge of overall operations, four(4) full time staff, and five (5) teachers.

A position description is attached.