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What accommodations do schools make for special-needs kids?
QSI is very accomodating. The "mastery learning" approach means my gifted son gets to work on more advanced levels of work alongside the rest of his class. My oldest daughter's class has a boy with severe cognitive disabilities included in the class whenever possible and working with a 1:1 teacher at other times. I value inclusion programs, which most international schools don't participate in, so I appreciate their effort. Other embassy families at Verdala have aides that work with their neurodivergent children as well and have had good experiences. - Sep 2025
Malta as a whole is very limited in services they provide for special needs kids, especially if those needs are significant. The international school will provide an LSA (Learning Specialist Assistant) for kids with identified needs. But those LSAs will not have a special ed background generally. And, there would be no special curriculum that would be utilized. Just your child with an assistant by their side spoon-feeding them the same materials/curriculum as the other kids. And, parents would pay the cost above and beyond normal tuition fees. - Sep 2016
This is a Class 2 post, so there are some accommodations, though I cannot comment from any experience. - Jan 2014
OK. - Feb 2010
Malta has a special-needs program and makes accommodations as necessary as long as the "need" does not overwhelm the school. Non-Maltese families must pay for the extra help required. - Jul 2009
