Al-Qabs School was established since 1978 by the Association within the Authorization of teaching blind students from Kindergarten till the twelfth grade. Located in El- Bireh City, AlShurafa block.

   Al-Qabs School begins the Educational process by hiring six professional teachers, teaching only four classes in a very small rented department in El- Bireh City. Having a great reputation meant more students, large places, more classes, and finally recruiting more teachers, therefore the Association moved towards constructing a proper building for blinds that includes Al-Qabs Schools, Hostels, kitchens, but still the Association didn’t manage to absorb the large numbers of the students so another floor was built that was funded by the Islamic Bank for development –Jaddah. However the building is divided into the followings: the grand floor was designed for the maintenance section, kitchen, dinning room, the school and finally the administrative board, while the internal dormitory is in the first floor.

  The school consists of the followings:

1- School Administration.
2- Teaching Stuff.
3- Male And Female Students.
4- Curriculum.
5- Supportive Methods.
6-School Bus Transportation.
 

School Administration.

The school administration is in charge of the school, dormitory. Miss Suha Affuneh headed and supervised on the whole educational and housekeepers stuff, Printing Section, Library, kitchen, daily expenses of the school.

Teaching Stuff.

The teaching stuff consists of 14 members, with great potential qualifications, holders of B. A. degrees, besides having courses and trainings on the Braille machines being explored to different methodologies in teaching and being interacting with blind kids from different ages. Regular supervising and evaluations visits from the Ministry of Education specialists took place to direct and encourage the teaching process. Teachers also take many courses on rehabilitation that are held by the Ministry annually. Finally the stuff seeks to create very efficient educational methods to assess
the educational process.

Male And Female Students.

The school receives male and female blind students whom suffer from complete blindness or poor eyesight i.e. those who can't attend regular private or public schools.

Students from various places in the West Bank are regulated into 11 classes starting from Kindergarten till the 11grade School. Strict regulations are followed by the school where boys attend till the 9th grade while girls continue till the 11th grade. The estimated number of the students both gender is 80 students.


The registration usually goes through a restricted process starting from filling the registration form then the Association transfers the form to the Ministry of Higher Education and Education and Ministry of Social Affairs. Besides that to have the Association approval the student should make regular medical checkups to have the chance to be diagnosed and reported by Doctors about the student condition.
The Association never gets paid for the services it provides such as dormitory, feeding, clothing and teaching or even transportations.

The Association provides a worm hostel for students living outside Ramallah or Al-Bireh city, supervisors take care of the students. While those whom live in Ramallah the Association bring them and take them from the school by the Bus. Each student can visit his family every weekend.
 

Curriculum.

The school have been adopted the same curriculum taught in the public schools. The mainly difference is the books for blind is printed in the Braille's System to facilitate the teaching process.

Supportive Methods.

Several supportive methods have been conducted to facilitate the teaching process for blind people such as magnifiers glass, T.V screens, lenses, and computers. However these methods are considered very essential and fundamental for the teaching purposes for several reasons, first blind students can only use the Braille typing machines. In addition it gives chances for those whom suffer from poor eyesight to read by using the magnifiers to enlarge the letters, words etc for reading or writing skills.

   These devices are so expensive therefore the Association seeks for fundraisings from different parties, people, for purchasing purposes.
 

School Bus Transportation.

The school bought a Ford bus since 1993 that accommodates only 10 passengers. This was bought for the sake of bringing and taking the students, the employees from their homes. This is a free service that the Association never gets paid for.

Recently the Association is seeking to purchase a new bus school that can hold large numbers of passengers.