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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 support the successful startup of RSO's new speech stimulation program, aiming to provide appropriate intervention to children with disabilities with speech needs.
This project is planned to take place over 6 months (with potential for extension) and includes two main objectives:
1. Develop a screening tool - the FIRST in-country - for use with students in need of speech and communication support, to help identify key needs and assist with individual student planning.
2. Provide ongoing technical advisement and coaching to RSO leadership and 7 speech stimulator room teachers to help promote the overall success of the new program.
Learn more about project's organizational lead, Chanpheak Chhorn, (who is also a DSI Master Trainer) on our blog: 'Meet a DSI Changemaker: Chanpheak'