Service Projects

This project aims to provide music therapy services and training for physically handicapped students with autism or autistic features as well as emotional and behavioural problems. It also aims to provide an outlet for students’ feelings and to enhance their communication skills and self-confidence. Our school plans to provide treatment and training to at least 20 students to enhance emotional expression, social skills and self-affirmation.

The success of last year’s programme has proved that the weekly service and training sessions were not only good for lifting the students’ mood, but also beneficial for their emotional needs as it encouraged them to express feelings and developed their self-confidence. Therefore, with the increasing number of physically handicapped students with autism or autistic features, the school sees an increasing need for expanding the programme so that more target students will benefit from the music therapy service and training programme.

Similar to last year’s programme, we plan to employ an outreach music therapist to conduct individual and group music therapy sessions as well as to lead a percussion band at the school. The therapist will provide weekly service for 23 weeks (8 hours a week) in 2025-2026, and submit learning reports for the students. The students will have the opportunities to perform on stage at school, which will help to develop their self-confidence, enhance their communication skills, prevent their emotional outbursts and eventually improve their interpersonal skills.