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===//**Welcome to the International Studies School at Garinger SAC program !!** **Il benvenuto al International studia la scuola al programma del SAC di Garinger!! (Italian)** **La recepción al International estudia la escuela en ** //el programa del SACO de Garinger!!(Spanish) La bienvenue à l'International étudie l'école au programme de SAC de Garinger ! !===

SAC is an acronym for specialized academic curriculum.SAC teachers instruct in a self contained setting in which our students remain in the same block period for the majority of the day.SAC students are categorized as either severely,moderately or mildly intelecctually disabled.Each students is given direct instruction based on their IEP's which stands for Individualized Educational Plan.
 * What Is a SAC program??**


 * First of all, what does it mean to be intellectually disabled?**

Generally, for a child to be considered intellectually diabled he must have recieved a IQ score under 70. Furthermore these students may exhibit delays in oral language development,deficits in memory skills and also difficulty with simple self-help or self care skills.


 * There are three levels of Intellectual Disabilities which includes :

Mild-**The intellectual development will be slow, however, MID students have the potential to learn within the regular classroom given appropriate modifications and/or accommodations
 * Moderate-**These students will be able to make choices and understand daily schedules or future events if provided with visual prompts such as daily timetables and pictures of planned events
 * Severe**-This population of students are rare yet unique.These students can recognise famililiar people and maintain relationships with key people in their lives.Moreover they are likely to have little or no speech and will rely on gestures, facial expression and body language to communicate needs or feelings.


 * What tools or devices may one see in a SAC classroom?**

Big mac switch-allows students with limited communication skills to express views/feelings during class discussion.

Language master-allows the instructor to introduce students with retainment difficulties various words/concepts.


 * Special Olympics [[image:http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:0Lc1ms19cO5ZvM:http://steynian.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/special20olympics.gif width="71" height="79" caption="See full size image" link="http://steynian.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/special20olympics.gif"]]

One of our highlights is our students involvement in special olympics**

Fall Sports include: Winter Sports include: Spring Sports: Soccer/Field Hockey Skating/Bowling/Basketball Track and Field/Swimming