Special Elementary School no. 8 is located at 2 Victor Daimaca Street, Victor Daimaca no. 2, in the 1st sector of Bucharest. Founded on September 1, 1970 and operational in its current building since January 1975, the institution educates pupils with medium and severe mental retardation and associated disabilities. The fundamental objective of the school is to prepare disabled pupils for optimal integration into social and professional life by correcting and compensating for their impairments.  In addition to educational activities, the school offers cognitive therapy, expressive activities, socio-therapy, play therapy, psychodiagnosis and counseling, as well as specific compensatory therapies such as speech and language therapy and physiotherapy.