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The Rabbit School
Organization Overview
The Rabbit School is a Cambodian NGO that was established in May 1997, initially as a pilot project to provide education for children with special needs at a governmental orphanage founded in Phnom Penh in 1982 for young children who were abandoned or whose parents were killed during the Khmer Rouge regime. The Rabbit School has since grown to be one of the leading organizations working for children with significant disabilities in Cambodia.
Based in: Phnom Penh, main site in Toul Kork Primary School
All locations of operation: 4 Provinces in Cambodia: Phnom Penh, Siem Reap Province, Kandal, and Kampong Speu
Number of teachers: 62 teachers
Number of total school sites: 16 schools
Types of school settings: All special needs focused, within integrated and inclusive classrooms
Educational services we provide: Special education and vocational training
Other services we provide: Teacher training and curriculum development, parents support
About the population we serve:
Current number of children with disabilities we serve: 670 children with disabilities
Age range of children: 4 years to 25 years
Types of disabilities we serve: Intellectual and developmental disabilities and Autism
Other direct beneficiaries: Parents and guardians, schools, community members, and organizational partners
The Action Plan
Our goal: Provide skilled support and technical advisement to review, revise, and develop a a comprehensive Individual Education Plan (IEP) and align with the newly created Individual Speech Plan (ISP).
This project is planned to take place over 3 months with the goal of using the new IEP beginning in October, and include the following main activities:
1. Review documents, gather stakeholder input, analyze and provide key recommendations.
2. Redesign and development of the comprehensive IEP form, likely including a new section to help monitor progress and guidance about the overall processes for usage (with ongoing input from stakeholders).
3. Finalize the IEP and align the ISP (speech plan) so it is ready to use in October.
Learn more about this project's leads on our blog:
Ms. Chanpheak Chhorn, who is also a DSI Master Trainer: Meet a DSI Changemaker: Chanpheak
Mr. Thy Nhip, DSI Cambodia Program Coordinator: Celebrating a Disability Changemaker