NMSC to Launch iPad-geared Classes and Sports Classes for Deaf Students at Easter College - Elementary SPED Department

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: pr@nms-cares.org

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July 20, 2015, Baguio City — NMS Cares continue to move forward with its mission of providing services and programs for knowledge enhancement and skills development within Deaf Education as it forges a partnership with  Easter College, specifically with the SPED Department of its Elementary and High School Branch.

As of press time, Program Manager Ember Palma and Partnership Manager George Lintag spearheaded a sit-down meeting with Principal Cleofe Kollin, where she openly discussed and provided the NMSC team with fixed schedules for the team to conduct its free iPad-geared classes and sports classes.

NMSC will launch its two education-focused programs on July 23 and 24, with classes to continuously run for the rest of the academic school year.

NMSC Team with Easter College - Elementary Principal Cleofe Kollin after a successful sit-down meeting cementing the organization's ties with their academic institution for the benefit of their young Deaf students. (L-R: Sarah Mamaril, General Manager; Principal Cleofe Kollin; Ember Palma, Program Manager; George Lintag, Partnership Manager)

The organization’s LIVE Program (Learning thru Interactive Visual Education) will run every Thursday and will cover both elementary and high school Deaf students. Through the use of iPad tablets, young Deaf learners are given the opportunity of enriching their math and english skills in an interactive and visual manner. 

Along with the LIVE Program, NMSC will also run sports classes that has been scheduled every Friday. The DREAM Program (Deaf Recreational Engagement Activity Movement Program) revolves around the use of sports to educate, inspire and engage young Deaf individuals and further enhance their physical well-being. Both theory and physical classes will cover several world sports, ranging from Basketball, Volleyball, and Soccer to Australian Footy and Cricket.

Both programs will be implemented by NMSC’s Program Coordinator Max Eyking and Deaf Education Coordinator Mark Marcial, with close monitoring by the organization’s Program Manager and with the assistance of the students’ teachers.

NMSC currently runs both programs at two other private schools in Baguio, namely the Baguio School for the Deaf and San Lorenzo Ruiz - Deaf Resource Center. The DREAM Program was launched and integrated in both schools November of 2014, while the LIVE Program classes started on January of this year.

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About NMS CARES

NMS CARES, INC. is a Philippine SEC-registered non-stock, non-profit association with a vision 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 services 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.