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ANKUR BALMANDIR was founded in the year 1988 with the primary purpose of providing facilities of INCLUSIVE EDUCATION (IE) for the children between the ages of three and six, i.e. to promote equal opportunities to all children irrespective of their individual differences in abilities.
ANKUR BALMANDIR further expanded into CENTRE FOR OPPORTUNITIES IN EDUCATION AND REHABILITATION, (termed as COER) which came into being in the year 1998. The primary objective of expansion was to provide the facilities of INCLUSIVE EDUCATION to a larger section of the society and challenged individuals within the precincts of the organisation. Therapy services are also provided to children not registered as students with Ankur Vidyamandir. Concept of Inclusive Education is being practiced by COER successfully, in Pune, for the past three decades.
Presently, under the aegis of COER, a pre-primary school, a primary and secondary school, a therapy centre and a Vocational training Centre are being run. Till date Ankur has had in its fold children with Cerebral Palsy, moderate and mild mental handicap, personality disorders, emotional disturbances, severe, moderate and mild physical handicaps and today it caters to as many as 29 types of disabilities in children. In the concept of Inclusive education, the ‘special’ children are not only offered a formal education, but also therapy facilities and vocational training under the same roof. This ultimately results in a child attaining a great degree of independence and reduction of dependence on the family and others. Both the categories of children are introduced to vocational training. This offers flexibility to every child to develop academic and vocational skills and keeps all options of selection of their profession open. It has been observed that many a children who develop only academic skills, feel frustrated if they fail to find an appropriate opening in a professional environment.