Conductive Education

What is Conductive Education?

The principle of Conductive Education is that there is a learning difficulty in the background of the disability, which can be surmounted by developing a new coordination. To achieve this the brain utilises its reorganisational ability.

History of Conductive Education

Professor Andras Peto founded Conductive Education fifty years ago in Budapest, Hungary. Peto was a trained physician.  During the Second World War, Peto remained hidden in the basement of a house.  There he spent most of his time working and playing with the daughter of the hostess, who had Cerebral Palsy.  Once the war ended, he devoted his time to training staff to work with children with Cerebral Palsy.  Peto revolutionised a system for teaching children who have motor disorders – Conductive Education.

Professor Andras Peto

Aim

The aim of Conductive Education is to reach maximum independence in everyday life and this is achieved by the use of group dynamics. This motivates the individuals in the group to solve problems, encourage other members, praise their successes and delight in their achievements. The group includes both the children and the team of Conductors. It is a very powerful and all encompassing entity.

Who can deliver Conductive Education?

The programme is developed and adopted by a Conductor within a given group. A Conductor is a highly skilled professional.  In order to be able to do this, they must have trained for 3 to 4 years to gain a degree course and with that, Qualified Conductor status.

Integration

Conductive Education also encourages the integration of disabled people into society through cognitive, communicational and social processes.

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