About Step and Stride Special Needs Learning Centre
To support and nurture children with special needs in a safe, guided, and supportive environment
A world where children with special needs take steps and stride to their full potential
- Respect
- Care
- Trust
- diversity
- Quality service
- safety
- professionalism
- teamwork and commitment
It all started when our first born Immanuel was diagnosed as Autistic. After relocating to Kenya from Tulsa, Oklahoma, we struggled to find a school that could cater to Immanuel and encourage him to perform to his highest potential. I took it upon myself to sit with him in class and ensure that he was learning – you can call it a mother’s love. In the process, I developed an interest in special needs education and pursued a degree in special needs education at Kenyatta University.
It was in this season that I realized that Kenya sorely lacked a place where children with significant special needs could receive an education programme that was 100% individualized to their needs.
And so, Step and Stride Special Needs Learning Centre was established to offer a place for special needs children, ages 6 months to 3 years, to receive intensive early intervention services and a quality education, no matter how severe their disability.
- A 100% individualized curriculum with goals to meet each student’s needs
- Activity-based approach for intervention by attaching objectives to routine activities
- A whole-child learning approach that includes educational and therapeutic goals in the areas of cognitive communication and fine and gross motor skills.
- Passionate educators who invest in the students and partner with their entire family to help every child thrive
The Step and Stride programme is based on the belief that all children have an extraordinary capacity to learn and will realize their greatest potential in a structured, purposeful environment.