About Last Night on my Weekly Special Needs Awareness Radio Show

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Last night on Kiss 99.9 FM radio the Dewdrops Community Centre for Special Needs, Abuja had its weekly special needs awareness radio program on the favorite Honourable House of Parapo show. Our discussion was focused on The Special Needs Child, sharing experiences from the recent Teacher’s Network Conference 3.0 held in Abuja by the Learning Craft in collaboration with the Comprehensive Autism and Related Disabilities Education Training (C.A.D.E.T.) Academy. Our guests were some participants of the conference and they ensured that we had all the major highlights and shared vital knowledge which they gained from the conference. Our guests included:

Mrs. Adetayo Oni, an educator at the Nigerian Tulip International College Abuja,

Mrs. Isoken Uwoghiren, an educator atthe Nigerian Tulip International College.

Mr. Charles Ugokwe a speech therapist at the Dewdrops Community Centre.

Mr. Bennett Alozie a Special Educator at the Dewdrops Community Centre.

We began with a quick recap of our time at the Teacher’s Network Conference 3.0. “It was a highly educative, outstanding and powerful experience” in the words of Mr. Alozie. Mr. Alozie also talked about his special interest in the topic: ‘Creative Classroom’ taught at the Conference. He stressed the importance of having the ideal environment for kids to thrive as this can positively influence their learning. “Special kids are multisensory kids and learn more from what they see, feel and touch; The space, colours and letters they see affect the way children learn”

Mrs. Adetayo added her experience as well, saying that the training was purely “evidence based”. She also talked about the lectures on inclusive education and how to manage a class with both neuro-typical kids and special kids; “Every child has their own uniqueness”.  She said teachers shouldn’t get worked up when they are not getting the desired results from kids. According to her, “you have to know what the child knows first and teach them what they don’t know”.

Mrs. Isoken, when asked how the knowledge acquired from the Teacher’s Network Conference was going to benefit both neuro-typical and special children. She emphasized the importance of preparing the right environment and well trained educators for Children to bloom through conferences of this nature. She also added that parents should be enlightened about children with special needs, because many parents are living in denial and parents who identify these needs in their kids should open up to the teachers and try to find solutions early.

Mr. Charles encouraged parents to get educational apps that will help children in learning. He also talked about the C.A.D.E.T. Academy. Mrs. Adetayo encouraged educators, Principals and other care givers to equip themselves by enrolling in certificate training programs offered by the C.A.D.E.T. Academy to keep abreast with latest trends in special education. Mrs. Isoken also prayed that the government should equip the government public schools through capacity building and training of educators in the public school sector in order to accommodate children with special needs who may not be able to afford such intervention services in privately owned centres.

We ended the show by answering a couple of questions from listeners who called in on the show.

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The Teachers' Network Conference 3.0. Abuja

#AboutTheTeachersNetworkConference3.0.Abuja. The Teachers Network had its first conference in Abuja earlier today, Saturday 30th of June 2018, The Learning Craft in collaboration with the C.A.D.E.T. Academy. The theme of the conference was “The Special Needs Child".

The conference had an array of erudite key note speakers like Joseph Asida (CEO The Orientation Project), Tobiloba Ajayi (Founder, Let CP Kids Learn), Indiana Dangaru (Founder, Indie Educational Consult), Jude Asheidu (Founder, Learning Center Creators) and our hosts Rhoda Odigboh (Co-Founder the Learning Craft) and Lola Aneke (CEO The C.A.D.E.T. Academy).

These speakers covered in-depth topics on Autism, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Cerebral Palsy and how to build an IEP for children with special needs. Other topics covered were, technology for special needs, developmental condition disorders and the inclusive curriculum. The sessions were divided into streams for more interaction and effectiveness.

It was indeed a holistic package which has empowered many educators in Abuja and environs for effective inclusive education that will accommodate children with special needs in mainstream schools and other settings. The feedback so far from participants reflects a job well done!

A VISIT TO THE POST OFFICE

Earlier today, 7th of June, 2018, we visited the Post Office. The excursion is part of a series of weekly activities by the Dewdrops Community Centre for Special Needs in partnership with Tippy Toes Kidcare Nursery School. It is aimed at improving inclusive learning experience for our kids with special needs. It was an exciting experience and the kids had a lot of fun. We arrived at the Post Office at about 10 am in the company of other kids from Tippytoes Kidcare Nursery. 

We were warmly welcomed by the post office staff and the children were taught about the functions of a post office. It was explained that the post office is where letters and parcels are posted to different parts of the world. The children were also shown postage stamps, envelopes and a counter as well as a demonstration on how a postage stamp is attached to a mail envelop. Afterward the children were taught how to post the letters and how to retrieve letters from a mailbox. 

A Supervisor of the mail office explained to the children the difference between P.O. (Post Office) Box and PMB (Private Mail Bag). He said that P.O Box is for private use whereas PMB is used by corporate organisations. He then showed the children what a P.O Box and mail bags looked like from the inside after which he took the children outside so that they could see how the P.O Box looked like from the outside explaining how it is used. 

We all had fun taking photos with the Post Office staff. We departed the post office at 11.40 am. It was an awesome learning experience indeed! 

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A VISIT TO THE FIRE STATION

Earlier today, 1st of June, 2018, we visited the fire service station. The excursion is part of a series of weekly activities by the Dewdrops Community Centre for Special Needs in partnership with Tippytoes Kidcare Nursery school. It is aimed at improving inclusive learning experience for our kids with special needs. It was an exciting experience and the kids had a lot of fun. We arrived at the fire station at about 10 am in the company of other kids from Tippytoes Kidcare Nursery.

Upon our arrival at the fire station, we were greeted by a host of firemen. We were then ushered into their multi-purpose hall where Ms. Dooshima Dennis taught the kids a new song about fire-fighters. She also modelled how the fire fighter crawls in a blazing house and introduced the fire extinguisher to us.

We were taught about the importance and use of the fire extinguisher. To help us remember, we were given the acronym PASS:

 P = Pull the pin

 A = Aim at the base

 S = Squeeze the lever

 S = Swerve or sway

Furthermore, the firemen put up a display for the kids. They modelled how to combat fire and drove in with their fire truck; two firemen hopped out of the truck, fixed a hose to the hydrant and turned on the water with considerable pressure. The kids took turns acting like a fire fighter extinguishing fire from a burning building. It was an awesome learning experience indeed! And yes our T Shirt says: Don't Dis My Ability!

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