Assist is proud to be working with the following schools to help the less privileged and special children reap the benefits of basketball.
Tamana School of Hope Autism Centre
Tamana Foundation’s Autism Centre (School Of Hope) is the #1-ranked school in India for children with autism. Tamana was the first institution to start programs for Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in 1985. The School of Hope is India’s first rehabilitation and research centre for autistic individuals providing many holistic services under one roof—a special school, sensory integration clinic, early intervention centre, diagnostic centre, research cell, and an outreach cell. The then President of India, Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, inaugurated Tamana’s autism centre, a full-fledged school dedicated to autistic individuals, on 19 August 2003.
ASD refers to a group of complex neurodevelopmental disorders characterised by repetitive and characteristic patterns of behaviour and difficulties with social communication and interaction. The symptoms are present from early childhood and affect daily functioning.
The term “spectrum” refers to the wide range of symptoms, skills, and levels of disability in functioning that can occur in people with ASD.
Description of activity
Start date: Monday, Jan 21, 2019
Schedule: 3 days a week (Mon, Wed, Fri)
Duration: Each session is for 1 hour
Total participants: 25
Age group: 10-13
With the active collaboration of the teachers at the School, the Assist Chapter at Tamana’s Autism Centre started its activities on Monday, January 21, 2019.
Basketball Training Sessions are conducted thrice a week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) in the school premises. For convenience, students have been divided into two groups and separate training sessions are held for each group. Each session is of 1 hour.
Through this activity, we wish to not only improve the health of these special students, but also, try and improve their communication, confidence, and empathy. Assist envisions to be an important catalyst in assimilating students with ASD in the mainstream society.
Tagore International School, East of Kailash
Founded by Dr. H. Sen in 1964, Tagore International School (TIS), East of Kailash, New Delhi is an English medium co-educational day school affiliated with CBSE. It offers schooling from nursery to class XII. TIS – EOK ranks as one of the top ten schools of South-East Delhi.
Start date: Monday, Jan 14, 2019
Schedule: 3 days a week (Mon, Wed, Fri)
Duration: Each session is for 2 hours
Total participants: 20
Age group: 10-14
The Assist Chapter at Tagore International School, East Of Kailash swished into action on Monday, January 14, 2019. A few socially minded students and teachers have taken the lead in mentoring this Assist chapter.
Three Basketball Sessions are held each week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) after school hours. The group consists of mainly economically deprived students (both boys and girls) from the school.
Through this activity, we wish to integrate these students into mainstream society and to encourage them to perform well in school. Through basketball, we also hope to encourage them to be more confident and better citizens. Our goal is to assist at least four students to compete at the Sub Junior State Basketball Championships!
