Project Paint aLive
Members:
Jiang Wensen
Wang Kaiyuan
Wong Qi Han
Yang Yuxin
Zhu Dao Yuan
You Siang Lin
Special Thanks to:
Teacher Mentor
Mr Robert Tan, Wengsoon Private Limited
Mr Anderson Tan, En Community Services
Teacher John, SCAS
Teacher Loo Yean Kwan, SCAS
Zunaidah bte Shahul Hamid, Principal, SCAS
SCAS
Monday, March 19, 2007
Our first trip to SCAS. The bus ride across to Pasir Ris was one with excitement but also a sense of uncertainty. Although we have looked up for the basic information about cerebral pasly, we were never made aware the conditions of the students at SCAS, so we could not be more clueless about what we are going to face at SCAS.
Upon reaching there at about 1440, we were greeted by Ms. Loo, the art teacher there. She took us around the campus, showed us all kinds of rooms for different uses. Through her initial introduction, we learnt that there are mainly 3 types of classes - academic, functional and special. The class that a student attends depend on his or her degree of disability. Finally, we were brought into a class with 6 children, where our lessons are about to unfold.
While Daoyuan decided to teach two children origami, the other helped the other 4 children to paint. We took about 45 min or so, and the children completed about 6 paintings and 3 paper cranes. We left the place at about 1715 after a discussion with the teachers in the class.
We felt a sense of achievement after we saw the nice paintings done by the children with our help. It is the first time any of us had worked closely with children with disability and this is indeed an unforgettable experience for all of us.
We felt a bit pressurised at the start and throughout the process, but in time to come - when we get to know the children better - we hope to be more comfortable around them.
After this lesson, some of us, especially Kaiyuan, think that painting is more suitable than origami as it can be more creative. It does seem harder for the children to do origami with their limited arms movements so perhaps we should focus on paitning in the future.
-Group Reflection
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