SPECIAL SCHOOLS
Schools catering to the needs of Specially-Abled Children
USO is the first organisation to conduct competitions for schools catering to the needs of the specially-abled children nationally. Organised in collaboration with our partners, our competition not only provides students a national platform to explore their creativity, but also helps to increase awareness on various areas of social and global importance.
One of USO’s main aim is to ensure ‘Inclusiveness’. Keeping that in mind, the past few competitions have been open to all schools, including students from special schools. Specially abled schools have participated in ABC2 (Any Body Can Cartoon), H2Ooooh! – Waterwise Program for Children of India and My Immuno Booster Recipe Competition.
ONGOING ACTIVITIES
National Drawing Competition for Specially Abled Children
INDIVIDUAL CATEGORY
PRINTED CERTIFICATES AND TROPHIES SHALL BE SENT TO THE SCHOOL
AGE GROUP: 5-10 YEARS
AGE GROUP: 11-15 YEARS
Saurabh
Urja Paediatric Rehabilitation Center & Special School, Haryana
Shaista Anjum
Composite Regional Center for Skill Development, Rehabilitation, and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (CRC), Davanagere, Karnataka
Naina Verma
Sai Swayam School for the Deaf, New Delhi
AGE GROUP: 16-20 YEARS
AGE GROUP: 21+ YEARS
Garvit
National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (DIVYANGJAN) (NIEPID)-Model Special Education Centre, Uttar Pradesh
SE. Joshua Arokiaraj
Saraswathi Kendra Learning Centre, Tamil Nadu
Pritam
Deepalaya Special Unit, Sambhav Project, New Delhi
HIGH SUPPORT CATEGORY
PRINTED CERTIFICATES AND TROPHIES SHALL BE SENT TO THE SCHOOL
AGE GROUP: 5-10 YEARS
AGE GROUP: 11-15 YEARS
AGE GROUP: 16-20 YEARS
AGE GROUP: 21+ YEARS
SPECIAL MENTION
All drawings received were truly exceptional, and it was wonderful to see how each child views the most important woman in their life. In most instances, it was a very special lady – their mother. Hence, the judges had a very hard time selecting the winners. In addition to the national winners, the judges selected some drawings for ‘Special Art’ Award. Below is the list of those winners.
PRINTED CERTIFICATES AND MEDALS SHALL BE SENT TO THE SCHOOL
(In alphabetical order of schools)
Akshita
Individual category: 11-15 years
M. Yukta Sravani
Individual category: 11-15 years
Harshit
Individual category: 11-15 years
Anuraj Rana
Individual category: 5-10 years
R. Sakthivel
High Support: 11-15 years
Yatin
High Support: 11-15 years
Harsheeta
Individual category: 21+ years
Sheetal Chaudhary
Individual category: 21+ years
V. Akash
Individual category: 16-20 years
Naina Soni
Individual category: 11-15 years
Dhiya Ridham
Individual category: 21+ years
Arya M.
Individual category: 5-10 years
A. Yogesh Kannan
Individual category: 11-15 years
Syed Tajuddin
High Support: 21+ years
Disha Wani
High Support: 16-20 years
Dnyaneshwari N. Sonawane
Individual Category: 16-20 years
Anupa Lakra
Individual Category: 11-15 years
Sk. Roshini
Individual category: 11-15 years
Shreya Verma
Individual category: 21+ years
Krish Dinesh Patil
Individual category: 11-15 years
Arpith Ashok
Individual category: 21+ years
A. Nikitha
Individual category: 21+ years
Unnikrishnan
High Support: 21+ years
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS!!!
OUR PREVIOUS ACTIVITIES
USO House - Diwali Mela (2022)
ABC2
Anybody Can Cartoon Competition
USO’s efforts recognised by Govt. of India
A letter commending our efforts was received from Shri. K. V. S. Rao, former Director – Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India.
During the online award ceremony of H2Ooooh! – Waterwise Program for Children of India students from special schools were invited for online cartooning and story boarding classes, of which four students were awarded ‘Creativity Awards’.
NATIONAL SCIENCE PAINTING COMPETITION
FOR SPECIALLY-ABLED CHILDREN -2021
We are pleased to bring this competition to special schools, in collaboration with:
CSIR-NIScPR
UNESCO – New Delhi
INDIVIDUAL CATEGORY
STEP 1:
Download the Template (excel spreadsheet)
STEP 2:
Fill and Submit the Form Online
ARE THE PAINTINGS FROM YOUR SCHOOL STUDENTS READY?
Email to us: specialschools@usoindia.org
(Mention School name, Student name, Type of Disability, Age and Category on painting margins)
USO House - Diwali Mela (2021)
We held 2-days Diwali Mela at USO House and invited Specially-Abled Schools to exhibit and sell products made the students of their schools. The Mela was inaugurated by Shri. K. V. S. Rao, Director – Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India.
Several special guests also attended the Mela. We are grateful to Shri Rajiv Chandran, Officer-in-Charge, UN Information Centre for India and Bhutan and Dr. Manoj Kumar Patairiya, Director – Department of Science & Technology for taking time from their busy schedule and official commitments, and attending the Diwali Mela at USO House.
Watch the videos below, with highlights of both days.
DAY 1 - Oct 27, 2021
DAY 2 - Oct 28, 2021
USO Activities in Specially-Abled Schools
Applying For USO Membership Is Easy...
We welcome all schools to join our national community of schools, by applying for USO Membership which runs from April 1 to March 31 each year at a nominal rate of Rs. 100 for the year. Membership provides schools access to participation in all our activities for the year. Some activities are open to schools at a nominal charge, some have a registration fee from the students, while some may be offered free to member school teachers and students. Registration in all our activities is mandatory. Details are shared via email and WhatsApp with the School Principal and the USO Activities Coordinator.
STEP 1:
Appoint a teacher to coordinate USO Activities at the school (USO Activities Coordinator).
STEP 2:
Fill the USO Online Membership Form (includes payment link). (Click below to access the form)
Our Previous ONLINE Competition
Specially Abled Children’s National Poster-Making Competition (June 5, 2020)
USO, CSIR-NISCAIR and Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DIVYANGJAN), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt. of India, conducted the above competition to increase awareness about World Environment Day. There were 2 categories – Individual and High Support, and 3 age groups. This was our first all online competition. Schools registered online for the competition, all posters were submitted online by students, the judges met via a zoom online meeting to pick the winners, e-Certificates were emailed to students.
Previous Competitions
Specially Abled Children’s National Science Painting Competition (November 25, 2019)
The Specially-Abled Children’s National Science Painting Competition was conducted nationally on November 25, 2019. The competition was organised by United Schools Organisation of India (USO) in collaboration with CSIR – NISCAIR (National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources), with support from UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) and in association with Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DIVYANGJAN), Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt of India.
All paintings were received at USO offices. They were then sorted based on category and age groups. All the judges were then invited to select the paintings for the Zonal and National prizes. Some paintings were also selected for the Special Mention Award. The judges were Mr. K. V. S. Rao (Director, Department of Persons with Disabilities (DIVYANGJAN), Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment); Mr. Guy Broucke (Chief, Natural Sciences, UNESCO); Ms. Neha Midha (National Officer – Natural Sciences, UNESCO); Dr. G. Mahesh (Senior Principal Scientist, CSIR-NISCAIR); Mr. Yetish Kumar (CSIR-NISCAIR); Ms. Nina Jain (Secretary General, USO).
WINNER'S LIST
WHAT SCHOOLS ARE SAYING ...
We are happy to inform you that we got the package and have received the medals, trophies and certificates, from USO for the “Specially- Abled Children’s National Science Painting Competition”
Thanks a lot to give this opportunity to our children to participate in this national painting competition. We were very happy to receive the medals and trophies.
This is to inform you that the certificates and the prizes and mementoes have been received by us. Thank you so much for giving this opportunity to our students to participate the painting competition.