Instituto Alemán de Osorno

The school has an interdisciplinary team of professionals that addresses students' social-emotional development as part of its holistic approach to education. An integrated formation framework within the Department of Formación provides support across cycles. For preschool through primary, the team includes a psychologist, a psychopedagogue, a speech-language pathologist, and an occupational therapist, plus an Encargado de convivencia escolar (school convivencia officer) to support social integration. In the middle and upper cycles (PAI and IB Diploma), the team comprises a psychologist, an orientadora (counselor), and a convivencia officer. The school also offers extracurriculares workshops—psychopedagogical workshops, study-habits workshops, German-language leveling, and hydrotherapy—designed to support learning and personal development. The IB-aligned inclusion policy reinforces a commitment to inclusive learning and to valuing diversity as part of social-emotional growth.

The school defines Necesidades Educativas Especiales (NEE) as needs requiring additional human, material, or pedagogical resources to support development and learning, with both permanent and transient forms. A multidisciplinary team supports NEE, including a psychologist, a psychopedagogue, a speech-language pathologist, and in the younger cycle an occupational therapist, together with an Encargado de convivencia escolar to assist social integration. In the older cycles (PAI and IB), the Department of Formación provides a team including a psychologist, a guidance counselor, and an Encargado de convivencia escolar; external specialists may also be involved as needed. The school uses Adecuaciones Curriculares de Acceso (ACA) to enable access to the curriculum for students with NEE, detailing processes for assessment, socialization, and implementation of accommodations. When necessary, external professionals are engaged and there are explicit steps for proposing and approving accommodations, socializing them with staff, and ensuring continuity of supports. The school also offers various support mechanisms and workshops (e.g., psychopedagogical workshops, study-habits workshops, German-language level-up sessions, hydrotherapy) to address diverse learning needs.

The safeguarding and wellbeing framework prioritizes student wellbeing in all actions. A protocol states the institution's aim to respond to NEE with the wellbeing of students as a core concern, guiding actions and supports accordingly. The multidisciplinary Equipo de Formación Integral coordinates supports for students, including involvement of external specialists when appropriate, to safeguard mental and emotional wellbeing. The design of interventions and accommodations emphasizes social-emotional development and inclusive participation, with specific procedures for addressing student needs and ensuring a positive learning environment.

There is a formal protocol to respond to NEE that explicitly aims to safeguard student wellbeing and outlines actions and supports provided by the school. The protocol involves the multidisciplinary Equipo de Formación Integral and, when required, external specialists to ensure appropriate interventions. There is a defined process for creating and implementing Adecuaciones Curriculares de Acceso (ACA), including involvement of guardians, course coordinators, and external professionals, with a socialization phase and structured implementation. The school also maintains a dedicated Encargado de convivencia escolar to oversee school climate and student safety, and there are documented protocols for handling exceptional situations to protect students in early education settings.