It was a great day indeed, a productive one, I must add.
This morning we started from Dien Tho center; it’s a day care centre for physically challenged children whose parents can’t afford for their proper treatment. I was assisting Mr. Phuc, GVN Physiotherapist, to exercise kids suffering from Cerebral Palsy. Cerebral Palsy is a group of disorders affecting body movement, balance and posture. All those kids were at the age of 5-12 yrs. I really admired the way these kids put their effort to improve their disabilities. In fact, I learnt that a little appreciation for what they do and words of encouragement really work like a magic wand to improve their condition. After they finished their exercise, they gave us a Hi5 with a big bright smile on their face.
After spending approximately three hours in Dien Tho centre, we went to Dai Loc Orphanage, one in the mountain. After having our lunch, we took a short nap. Actually it’s a kind of tradition in Vietnam
We started next session with teaching program. They were six students in my class. At first, I was confused how and where to start as I am not a trained teacher. They were primary level (elementary school) kids. So I thought to teach them about our body parts and started with five organs of senses. I drew a picture on the board and wrote the names “Eye, Ears……” My Vietnamese interpreter helped them understand easily by writing its Vietnamese translation on its side. However, I figured out that some kids were still having problems to identify letters. So, I thought to start over again from the very beginning with English alphabets. I taught them A..B..C..D (capital and small letters). After reiterating the letters for 4/5 times, I asked them to write it on their work sheet without any help. Nhan, Trang and Quan finished it soon while Trung, Nga and Phan were struggling hard to finish up (trying to get reference from their friends’ page...oh gosh! it reminded me of my school days). I also gave them homework to learn alphabets and get prepared to read & write those in the next class. And, like every children, they were so happy when the class was over.
I took a picture of them.
Tomorrow, we will be going to a Kindergarten to teach children some Basic English. Later, after lunch, we’ll go to Redcross, a Social Support centre and a Charity class. We also have a weekly meeting tomorrow where we will discuss about the progress/improvement and other things related to this project with our placement manager.
I’m sure it gonna be a great fun and very informative.
XOXO
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| THANG- Cerebral Palsy, 5yrs old |
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| NG OC- Cerebral Palsy, 12 yrs old |
U did very good job:)
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