Maximillian Eyking, son of New Media Services Pty. Ltd. CEO and NMS Cares founder Martin Eyking, kicks off his 5-day stay in the City of Pines teaching sign language to parents of Deaf learners at SPED Center Baguio.
Max opened the Monday Parent Sign Language
Class by teaching basic American Sign Language signs for two sessions. He also
took the chance to get to know the parents, as he'll be spending more time with
their kids during his short visit. This is all still part of the organization's
FOND Program (Family Oneness Nurturing the Deaf) that aims to encourage parents to have active involvement in
the education and development of their Deaf child.
Moreover, as part of the organization's
objective to create specialized recreation programs specially tailored for the
Deaf community, Max has lined up a couple of sports activities, including
Australian football, cricket and basketball with the Hearing Impaired Sequence
kids of SPED Center Baguio.
Max’s short visit this month is crucial in laying out the ground stone for the future launch of NMSC’s DREAM Program (Deaf Recreational Engagement Activity Movement).
Before he leaves, Max is set to meet with other
Deaf learners from the different Deaf schools around the city as part of fully
acclimating himself into the local Deaf community. This is in preparation for
his 6-month stay in the country starting in November, where he will work full
time with NMS Cares to develop both teaching and recreation programs geared for
Deaf learners.
Max heads International Relations for NMS
Cares. He is currently based in Melbourne. He splits his time between school
and sports, him being a member of the Melbourne Deaf Basketball Club.
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About
NMS Cares
NMS CARES’ vision is for Deaf children to reach
their dreams. The organization fully commits to advocating for the Deaf
children of the community while looking forward to expanding its service all
throughout the less privileged young Deaf individuals in the Asia Pacific.
To know more about NMS CARES, please visit
http://nms-cares.org or email us at info@nms-cares.org.
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