Letter from the Head of the SMART Program

BBS Siham Fakhreddine Head of SMART Program

Dear parents,

SMART is a learning support center that provides quality education and support services to learners with learning differences. Our aim is to intervene academically, socially, and emotionally in an environment that endows learners with a warm, loving, and safe setting. Our educators, special educators and therapists work cooperatively and collaboratively to equip learners with skills that enable them to become self-regulated, independent, and responsible citizens guided by the school ethical and spiritual values.

Sincerely yours,
Siham Fakhreddine Abu Orom, MA. Special Education.
Head of the SMART Program

Services Provided

  • Speech therapy
  • Psychomotor therapy
  • Sensory integration
  • Group therapy
  • Therapy using TED approach
  • Music and Art therapy
  • Life skills program
  • Social skills program

Our Team

  • Head of the SMART Program
  • Reading specialists
  • Special educators
  • Support educators
  • Occupational therapists
  • Shadow educators

   In addition to the services provided the SMART Program uses the following approach:

Other Services:

Diagnose learners’ performance and identify their strengths and weaknesses to plan accordingly.

Develop individualized Education Plans (IEP) based on the formal assessment reports and focusing on strengths and weaknesses under 4 categories:

  • Cognitive Development
  • Language Development
  • Sensory-motor Development
  • Social/Emotional Development.

Specify the adaptations (modifications & accommodations) tailored to meet each child’s individual needs.

Write long-term and short-term objectives that target the learner’s weaknesses, success criterion or mastery level and implement research-based strategies accordingly.

Specify the adaptations (modifications & accommodations) tailored to meet each child’s individual needs.

Write long-term and short-term objectives that target the learner’s weaknesses, success criterion or mastery level and implement research-based strategies accordingly.

Develop cognitive skills through providing play opportunities that develop concepts and curiosity to learn.

Modify tests, quizzes and worksheets according to the learner’s needs and level of development.

Provide the least restrictive environment for learners with special needs; the removal of learners with disabilities from general education settings to the resource rooms is only used when learners can’t succeed in the general classroom, even with supplementary aids and services.

Inform parents in an understandable language of impending actions regarding their child’s education

Communicate with parents regarding progress and provide them with tips and strategies to help their son/daughter with their lessons.

collaborate with regular educators to create a positive classroom environment that accepts learners with learning differences and have high expectations of them.

prepare workshops and training sessions for educators and administrators to promote a sense of community and social acceptance in the school.

Consult with educational psychologists, psychiatrists, counselors… for further advice and recommendations.