Private elementary school Paneurópska, Slovakia

An inclusive elementary school (in Slovakia, pupils are aged between 6 and 15) is a school with inclusive education in the experimental verification of the Slovak Kindergarten. The school has 25 employees – teachers, assistant teachers, special educators, three school psychologists, 10 classroom teachers, 150 students (96 students aged 10-11 years) and 10 students with special needs.

Regular students are educated together with students with special needs (students with developmental learning disabilities, e.g. dyslexia, dyscalculia, emotional disorders, e.g. depressive behavior disorder, anxiety disorder, elective mutism, ADHD and autism spectrum disorders, as well as intellectual disabilities) . Pupils with special needs entered this school with negative experiences from previous school life at other primary schools, many of them with experiences of verbal and physical bullying, cyberbullying and violence.

The inclusive elementary school in the educational process is based on the aspect of C.R. Rogers’ concept of human-centered education and M. Zelina’s concept of creative-humanistic education. The elementary school with an inclusive type of education follows the state educational program for the 1st grade of elementary schools (ISCED 1) and the state educational program for the 2nd grade of elementary schools (ISCED 2). The school creates classes with a smaller number of students (8-15). Intact pupils are educated together with pupils with SEN. The school has meetings with psychologists and teachers also work with preventive programs, mainly in ethical education.

The concept of this school with inclusive education is built on five basic pillars:

1st pillar: Humanistic psychology and pedagogy in an inclusive school

2nd pillar: Positive psychology applied in an inclusive school with an impact on prevention and preventive programs

3rd pillar: Multidisciplinarity, multidisciplinary team of experts in cooperation in an inclusive school

4th pillar: The new role of the school psychologist in an inclusive school

5th pillar: New modern forms of school and parent cooperation in an inclusive school