Welcome to V-Excel Educational Trust

Who We Are One of the most challenging aspects of teaching a child with special needs is the realization that this child will need assistance throughout his lifetime because of developmental disabilities. The programs offered by V-Excel Educational Trust are designed to address this issue. Through hands-on activities, state-of-the-art teaching strategies and therapies, assessments, and the dedication of committed teaching staff, we aim to make a difference in empowering these children for their future. The spectrum of services we provide includes provision of such supports as counseling, medical and psychological services, remedial programs, advocacy for equal rights, full inclusion in society, independent living, self-determination and employment. Our goal is to remove obstacles to social access and employment for persons with disabilities. We are a non-profit, non-religious, non-sectarian and non-discriminatory organization based in Chennai, India. Our Services The Academy of Teacher Excellence aims to graduate the best teachers, who will tap every child's potential to the maximum, regardless of the child's existing level of functioning. The Academy offers a year-long Diploma program in Special Education. Those who take up the program are trained in the latest methodologies and practices in special education. It also offers short-term courses in various areas of special education and disabilities. Our school, Kaleidoscope Learning Center (KLC), addresses a wide spectrum of learning and developmental problems. It offers customized training to meet specific needs. The curriculum includes stimulating learning experiences, hands-on activities, and therapies such as speech, occupational, sensory integration and others. There is a high level of interaction between teachers and students, leading to the development of various aspects of the child's personality. The V-Excel Remedial Center (VRC) is a feeder program for the KLC. It helps students in regular schools cope with the prescribed curriculum. Students are trained to have better study skills and to organize themselves better. They are trained on a one-to-one basis. The center helps widen the horizons of students who are gifted and talented, by conducting periodic workshops on creativity and analytic thinking. Some children are unable to translate what they read or think into writing as they lack fine motor skills. Our Bridges Learning Academy is for those children who have specific learning disabilities. These include dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, and other related difficulties. When children find the very process of reading, writing or math a big challenge, their school life becomes a nightmare. This division of V-Excel gives them the necessary skills to face school life. Using structured methods of teaching, spelling strategies, decoding and encoding of language, these children are helped to perform better. It also helps slow learners. Jointly run by V-Excel and ESVI Sarada Foundation, the V-Excel Center for Research and Rehabilitation provides training in sensory integration, vocational services, counselling assessments, workshops for teachers, parents and children and home management for parents. The center caters to infants and children under age 4 who are differently abled. In addition, pre-vocational and vocational training is provided to young adults with developmental disabilities. There is an exclusive program for the parents of these children. When children are diagnosed with problems, it is the parents who are affected the most. So to "help them help their children”, Disha, a parent support group was formed. Its main objectives are to let parents know that they are not alone, to explore vocational options for the child, to help them become proactive partners in their child's education program and to understand legal issues about disabilities. Another program of V-Excel is the implementation of the Indian Government’s initiative called Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) which means "education for all". We were selected by the Government of Tamil Nadu to implement integrated education for the disabled in rural areas. This program currently covers 9 blocks and about 650 schools.

Donate We need your help! As you are all aware, we have increased the intensity of services for our children with special needs. Therefore our resource requirements have increased exponentially. Step forward and support us in offering the best services for children with disabilities. Your help can by: Sponsoring a child for Rs. 9,000 (USD 225) per quarter Sponsoring a therapy Rs. 24,000 (USD 600) per quarter All contributions are tax exempt, both in USA and in India. Donations can be made online or through cheques made out in favor of: USA: Academics Concepts, Inc., 1403 Merrywood Drive, Edison, NJ 08817 India: V-Excel Educational Trust, #1 Norton 2nd Street, Mandaveli, Chennai – 600 028 $ Strides Our Goals The primary goals of the Trust are: To develop each child’s learning potential to the fullest. To instill a love for learning in all children by encouraging the inherent curiosity in each child. To ensure that teachers are trained and prepared for all academic challenges. Non-Profit Status V-Excel Educational Trust is a registered non-profit organization in India (PAN # AAATU3623Q). All contributions and donations in India are exempted under section 80G of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Academic Concepts, Inc. is a registered 501[(c)(3)] non-profit organization in the state of New Jersey, USA (Tax ID 22-3632715). Both organizations are committed to providing education-related services and making education accessible to all disadvantaged children. Contributions to either of these organizations are tax-exempt in the respective countries. We can be contacted at info@v-excel.org