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Marsbruch is a special needs school for children with mental and physical disabilities located in Dortmund, Germany. The school provides 11 years of education for children between the ages of 6 and 18 years of age. There are currently 240 pupils registered at the school taught by 80 teachers and supported by a wide range of medical staff (nurses, physiotherapists, psychomotoric specialists, mobility trainers) as well as civil workers and volunteers. The pupils have diverse levels and forms of mental and physical disabilities, including problems with the spine, muscle and bones formations, autism, cerebral palsy, and other problems affecting organs.
Schule am Marsbruch is run by the Regional Association of Westphalia-Lippe (LWL) is a municipal association that provides services to the 8.3 million people in the Westphalia-Lippe region. The LWL has approximately 13.000 employees and provides services in the areas of social welfare, psychiatry, hospital treatment orders, youth/schooling and culture. The LWL has 35 special schools (Schule am Marsbruch is one them), 19 hospitals, 17 museums and is one of the largest German support payers for disabled persons. The LWL fulfils tasks in the areas of social welfare, care for disabled persons and youth welfare, as well as psychiatry and culture. LWL provides services for approximately 26.500 blind, severely visually impaired and deaf persons, spending approximately 84 million Euro per year for this purpose.
Approximately 7.100 children and adolescents in Westphalia-Lippe attend one of the 35 LWL-special schools or one of the three schools for sick persons operated by the LWL. The LWL ensures that all pupils are supported as well as possible. The LWL maintains schools with a focus on various support areas, such as physical and motor development, hearing and communication, vision and speech.
Most of the LWL-schools teach on the level of primary and secondary school. Pupils with additional mental handicaps or learning disabilities can be guided towards special school- leaving certificates. Some support centres offer higher secondary education. Additional school and vocational certificates are offered for young blind or visually impaired persons by a vocational college and vocational training centre. Some support areas offer care and accommodation in a boarding school.
Schule am Marsbruch
Marsbruchstraße 176
44287 Dortmund
Kontaktmöglichkeiten
| Tel.: | 0231 53470-2100 |
| Fax: | 0231 53470-2103 |
Schuljahresübersicht 11/12
Leichte Sprache:
ls.marsbruch.de
Forum:
www.marsbruch.de