I was at a launch yesterday, for a new community service which is set up by a local church together with m'care. It is a family support and resource centre for families with children with special needs. It was birth out of a dialogue session with the local adun, and I'm glad that somebody took up the challenge to meet that needs.
Anyways, the launch yesterday was successful! I heard some families came just 'coz they heard there'll be a play group specially catered to children with special need. I can see the parents were really eager to sign up and can't wait for it to get started and running. I guess they are really hungry for services that are available to their children.
We had about 30 plus kids at the launch. I had fun with them! Thank God for the little training and experience I had at work and church. =) The kids that came yesterday were mainly children with learning difficulty and their siblings. And oh boy, were they a handfull! And majority of them were boys! *pengsan~* i was sharing with a fren that the whole experience was like running a toddler's service in church, where the children were everywhere! except this time, they were much bigger! O_o" hehe.......
McD sponsored lunch for the children while the adults had chicken rice. It was nice seeing families makaning together, as if going out for a picnic. Parents were chatting with each other while the children played. I like the sight of it, it gave me a sense of community togetherness, knowing they are not alone in this journey. There is hope, there is a shoulder to lean on and a ear to hear.
I am excited with the launch of this new service and resource centre. Pray that God will bless it and that many families needs will be catered to!
On a side note, I'll be working on a new project next month! well, I'm already working on it at the moment, but it'll be official next month. Yay! I'm excited about it and can't wait for it to launch. =D
I was just thinking about it a few days ago, never had I ever imagine that I'll be working together with a kindy operator, coming up with a programme, setting up the physical setting of the kindy, sourcing furnitures, toys, equipments, etc, etc.... it is exciting! Never in my wildest dream, thought i'll be helping a kindy to set-up. How cool is that?!
Anyways, about this new project. It's gonna be exciting! hehe.... 'coz there'll be plenty of kids, plenty of play and plenty of fun! we're hoping to come out with an inclusion programme where children with special needs and typical children have meaningful interaction in their early childhood (2-4 years old). And most of their time will be spent on play! Children's main occupation! =D Yup, we hope to see children with special needs being included into kindy's programme where they interact, play and learn meaningfully.
It's gonna be small baby-steps now.... Praying for wisdom that we'll get it right. I am looking towards a future where all our children with special needs will be accepted into kindys! =D
Anyways, the launch yesterday was successful! I heard some families came just 'coz they heard there'll be a play group specially catered to children with special need. I can see the parents were really eager to sign up and can't wait for it to get started and running. I guess they are really hungry for services that are available to their children.
We had about 30 plus kids at the launch. I had fun with them! Thank God for the little training and experience I had at work and church. =) The kids that came yesterday were mainly children with learning difficulty and their siblings. And oh boy, were they a handfull! And majority of them were boys! *pengsan~* i was sharing with a fren that the whole experience was like running a toddler's service in church, where the children were everywhere! except this time, they were much bigger! O_o" hehe.......
McD sponsored lunch for the children while the adults had chicken rice. It was nice seeing families makaning together, as if going out for a picnic. Parents were chatting with each other while the children played. I like the sight of it, it gave me a sense of community togetherness, knowing they are not alone in this journey. There is hope, there is a shoulder to lean on and a ear to hear.
I am excited with the launch of this new service and resource centre. Pray that God will bless it and that many families needs will be catered to!
On a side note, I'll be working on a new project next month! well, I'm already working on it at the moment, but it'll be official next month. Yay! I'm excited about it and can't wait for it to launch. =D
I was just thinking about it a few days ago, never had I ever imagine that I'll be working together with a kindy operator, coming up with a programme, setting up the physical setting of the kindy, sourcing furnitures, toys, equipments, etc, etc.... it is exciting! Never in my wildest dream, thought i'll be helping a kindy to set-up. How cool is that?!
Anyways, about this new project. It's gonna be exciting! hehe.... 'coz there'll be plenty of kids, plenty of play and plenty of fun! we're hoping to come out with an inclusion programme where children with special needs and typical children have meaningful interaction in their early childhood (2-4 years old). And most of their time will be spent on play! Children's main occupation! =D Yup, we hope to see children with special needs being included into kindy's programme where they interact, play and learn meaningfully.
It's gonna be small baby-steps now.... Praying for wisdom that we'll get it right. I am looking towards a future where all our children with special needs will be accepted into kindys! =D
