Special education is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates their individual differences, disabilities, and special needs. This involves the individually planned and systematically monitored arrangement of teaching procedures, adapted equipment and materials, and accessible settings. These interventions are designed to help individuals with special needs achieve a higher level of personal self-sufficiency and success in school and in their community, which may not be available if the student were only given access to a typical classroom education.
A six-year-old boy in Norway with Down syndrome is ready for his first day of school.
Procedure that a person must follow in order to receive special education accommodations
PS 721, a special school in Brooklyn, New York exclusively for the education of students with special needs
A special school for children with special emotional needs in Kötitz, Germany
Gifted education is a sort of education used for children who have been identified as gifted and talented.
Queen Elizabeth High School in Calgary offers the GATE Program to both Division 3 and 4 (in total, Grades 7–12).
Naheed Nenshi, a mayor of Calgary and an alumnus of the CBE GATE Program