conductive education

British

noun

an educational system, developed in Hungary by András Petö, in which teachers ( conductors ) teach children and adults with motor disorders to function independently, by guiding them to attain their own goals in their own way

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Buddy Bear is the only school in Northern Ireland to offer an approach called conductive education, which aims to teach children greater control over their movements.

From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2025

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