The IRIS Center is marking two years since relocating its educational programs to temporary facilities on Tobacco Street in Ljubljana. The move followed concerns raised in 2010 by the Institute of Building, which determined the center’s original building posed significant seismic and fire hazards. “School is an environment where a child comes to develop his potential,” stated Jurij Stariha, father of 13-year-old Urban, who has special needs and attends the center.
“If the premises are unsuitable, then these potential cannot be developed either.”
Last year, the IRIS Center’s former school building was demolished to make way for a new construction. Currently, students and pupils are attending classes in temporary locations on Tobacco Street. The ombudsman for human rights has observed that these premises are both too small and unsuitable for the center’s operations.
Plans are underway to construct a new building on the same site. The relocation represents a long-standing effort by parents and educators to ensure a safe and appropriate learning environment for the children involved in the IRIS Center’s programs. The new facility is intended to address the previous building’s safety concerns and provide optimal conditions for student development.
