The Loudest Whisper: SMK SETAPAK

Salam..

Hi bloggers. Today I'd like to share my so-far great experience I had through out my study. At the clinical years, my university asked us to go for posting to several places as a requirement to graduate. Most places that we need to visit are the places for special kids. In this term, means the kids that visually impaired.
Today, I went to one school at Setapak, called Sekolah Menengah Khas (Secondary School). It was such a great experience.

History of the School
The school was found in 1974, at the beginning it was used as the central hostel for all visually impaired students from all over Malaysia. Starting the year of 1977 the school changed its role to accommodate special education for the visually impaired students who are weak in academic and mobility. The school is still the only secondary school for visually impaired in the Malaysia education system.
The school has their own hostel, the students from form 1 to form 5 learn and live in the school, while the form 6 students they live in this school's hostel, but went for their school classes at Saint John Secondary School, Kuala Lumpur.

About the School
The school has been graded as an A grade school by the Ministry of Education of Malaysia. There are currently 19 classes, with 45 teachers, and 145 special students. That's include the fully-impaired, low vision, and multiple disability students.
The school's motto is strive and self-reliant. The mission of the school are to provide education to students with special education needs with focus on quality so they will be humans that are self reliant, successful in life, and contribute good deeds to their society and country.

Here are a few photos I took during the visit. Unfortunately, there was an exam going on, so I couldn't do a lot of things with the students. Hiks..