Launching of Learning thru Interactive Visual Education (LIVE) classes in Easter School - SPED Department a success

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July 24, 2015, Baguio City — 21 students from Easter School - SPED Department finally get to experience NMSC’s interactive english and math enhancement lessons.

The NMSC team opened its first LIVE class (Learning thru Interactive Visual Education) at the Easter School - SPED Department last July 23. Lead by Deaf Education Coordinator Mark Marcial and assisted by Partnership Manager George Lintag, the NMSC team opened the class by introducing the students to an educational app that aim to enhance their english sentence construction skills.

Students try to string together words to form sentences in one of the english enhancement educational apps used by NMSC for its LIVE program.

Grouped in two’s or three’s based on their skill, the students are assigned an iPad and are told to explore and “play” with the app assigned that day. Although the program’s core is to teach and enhance the students’ skills and hopefully help them with their academics, NMSC still wants to ensure that they experience an enjoyable and fun learning environment.

Partnering with Easter School is also considered as a milestone for NMSC this year, with the organization poised to launch its After-School IT Program for Deaf students August of this year.

The pioneering class NMSC's Learning thru Interactive Visual Education program at the Easter School - SPED Department.

NMS CEO-PH Atty. Rafael Nacionales engages with one of the students in one of the advanced english educational apps used for the program.

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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.

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

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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.

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NMSC successfully Launches LIVE Program

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January 20, 2015, Baguio City – Young Deaf learners actively participated and engaged with the NMSC team at the launch of the LIVE (Learning thru Interactive Visual Education) Program at the St. Lorenzo Ruiz Institute – Deaf Learning Resource Center (SLRI-LRC) last Monday, January 19, 2015. 

SLRI-LRC students engage with Deaf Education Coordinator, Nicole Goliat at the first lesson under the LIVE Program.

The program is aimed at enhancing young Deaf Learners’ math and English skills through the use of iPads. This initiative was launched in the effort of bringing a more visual and interactive approach of learning to the young Deaf learners. 

SLRI students aged 14-20 years old were the first to utilize the iPads using applications created with corresponding lesson plans specially formulated in accordance with their respective learning levels. Another partnered institution, the Baguio School for the DEAF (BSD), on the other hand will have its first run of the LIVE Program on Friday, January 23, 2015. The classes will be done weekly, where the facilitators will also be monitoring the progress of the students.

SLRI students apply mathematical procedures and concepts as Deaf Education Coordinator, Yvonne Celeste facilitates their math lesson with the use of the iPad.

On the forefront of this initiative is Program Development Manager, Ember Palma, and along with her are the Deaf Education Coordinators, Yvonne Celeste and Nicole Goliat. By the end of this program, NMSC aims for each student to have a richer understanding and application of the lessons they are taught in school, through the supplemental learning experience, which the LIVE Program provides.

The iPads serve as a visual interactive aid for young Deaf learners to enhance their learning experience.

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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 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.

Thank you for sharing 2014 with us!

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January 7, 2015, Baguio City - On behalf of the whole NMS Cares family, we’d like to thank each and every one who journeyed with us throughout the year 2014. 

We’re very thankful we got the chance to share the fruitful year of 2014 with all of you and hope you’ll continue to work side by side with us as we make Deaf children reach their dreams. Through our continuous efforts and your unrelenting support, we are certain of the further growth and development that awaits NMS Cares in the year 2015. We hope to see everyone become part of that growth, and part of the memories we’ll be making this new year.

Join our mission, get involved.

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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 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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NMSC engages Deaf youth in playing Australian Football and Basketball

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November 24, 2014, BAGUIO CITY – The DREAM Program, aimed at using sports to educate, inspire and engage young Deaf individuals had its successful launch last November 7, 2014; where young Deaf individuals aged 5-18 were taught Australian Football at the Scout Barrio Open Field. There to facilitate and instruct the basics on Australian Football was International Relations Officer and head of all NMSC recreational initiatives for the Deaf, Max Eyking. The young participants had acquainted themselves with a new sport, and also gained a new set of skills.

International Relations Officer, Max Eyking demonstrating proper football handling techniques to the young participants

Immediately following the success of the launch was the first basketball clinic held November 22, 2014 at the UP Baguio HKP Gym. The participants were taught basic passing, dribbling and shooting techniques. After which, a friendly game had ensued as a culmination of their newly acquired skills. To help them further step up their game, there will be a follow-up basketball clinic on November 29, 2014, where a competition will take place and a winning team shall be named. There to assist in facilitating the event are the volunteer teachers: Jeff Manangan from New Media Services; Deaf advocates, Emilio Acosta and Eduardo Agas, Jr.; and Adrian Sapalong of the Deaf Unity Association of Baguio City.

The young participants actively engaging with Max and the volunteer teachers on the basics of basketball

In addition to the NMSC team and volunteer teachers, also present in the event was the newly appointed Program Manager, Ember Palma. She officially became part of the NMSC team last November 17, 2014, but the basketball clinic had served as her formal introduction to the Deaf community in Baguio. As program manager, she is to play the vital role of providing interpretative services to facilitate communications between NMS Cares’ Deaf employees and organization’s members, partners and the general community through signed language. Her responsibilities are also centered on the establishment and maintenance of NMS Cares Programs such as the ongoing DREAM program.

The NMS Cares Team, with its newest members: Multimedia and Communications Specialist, Mariel Oliveros and Program Manager, Ember Palma

Upon seeing the active participation of the Deaf youth in the recently conducted sports clinics, NMSC will continue to run its Saturday sports clinics until summer of next year. By teaching the Deaf youth different world sports such as Australian Football, Basketball, and soon, soccer and cricket, NMSC adheres to its goal of using sports to educate, inspire and engage young Deaf individuals and further reinforce the message that Deafness is never a barrier.

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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 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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DREAM Program first day of classes for the gym class integration at the SLRI-Deaf Resource Center with Max Eyking.

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PRESS RELEASE: 4 COMPUTERS FOR 4 DEAF SCHOOLS

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August 15, 2014, Baguio City – NMS Cares, Inc. continue to forge solid partnerships with 3 Deaf schools in Baguio City, along with 1 located in nearby La Trinidad, by setting up a complete computer unit at each school.

The second-hand computers have been previously donated by New Media Services Pty. Ltd. and has been refurbished to ensure optimum performance prior to their installation at the three city-based Deaf schools namely: Baguio School for the Deaf, Easter College-SPED Department and Deaf Resource Center - SLRI. A unit was also installed for the use of the Deaf class at the Benguet SPED Center in La Trinidad. NMSC is also looking into the possibility of setting up an Internet connection for the schools, with the exception of BSD as they already have a working connection. The computers will be maintained by the organization through monthly maintenance checks, as well as apply upgrades when necessary.

"Technology plays a crucial role in the advancement of Deaf education. Aside from our free after-school IT Program that we are launching next month, we want to make sure that the kids have access to a computer, especially when at school," Martin Eyking, on why NMSC has decided to place a computer at each school despite the fact that the organization will soon have a training space at the University of Baguio, the result of a partnership with the university's FRB Foundation, who are also strong advocates for Persons With Disabilities.

Furthermore, the teachers in preparing for their lessons can also utilize the computers. This move is just a small part of NMSC's ABCDE Program (Advancement Beyond the Classroom in Deaf Education), where the focus is on experiential learning.

PC installation at the Baguio School for the Deaf

Explaining computer functions to a Deaf educator at Benguet SPED Center

A computer addition to Easter College - SPED department's modest teaching facilities.

With the educators at the Deaf Resource Center - SLRI

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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 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.

Press Release: NMS CARES TO LAUNCH ITS FREE I.T. PROGRAM IN SEPTEMBER

August 4, 2014, Baguio City – Following its successful Information Event last August 2, NMS Cares founder Martin Eyking makes his rounds on all 4 schools catering to Deaf learners in Baguio City along with 1 located in nearby La Trinidad.

NMSC founder Martin Eyking with Teacher Fran of the Deaf Resource Center-SLRI.

To further cement partnerships with academic institutions that look after the education of young Deaf individuals of the local community, NMSC has begun to collate information from the schools that could help the team in customizing the organization's IT programs. Using in-house content, the team is set to launch customized and level-specific learning programs derived from the results of the survey questionnaires distributed to the different schools. The statistics gathered from the survey will help NMSC to gauge the IT skill level of the young Deaf learners, which is crucial in ensuring that the kids are categorized correctly and placed under the right program.

"In order for us to be able to deliver our services seamlessly to the community, it is important that we have the right information. There is no best way to ensure that our programs and workshops are spot-on other than getting first-hand information on the learning capacity of our beneficiaries. And that is why partnering and working closely with Deaf schools is crucial." ~ Martin Eyking,during his visit to the different Deaf schools.

While the organization will be provided with its own space where NMSC trainers will conduct both after-school IT programs for the kids and Sign Language Workshops, it has also pledged to set up a computer unit and Internet access in all 5 Deaf schools. 

Specific date of the after-school IT programs and Sign Language Workshops will be announced by the end of the month. 

An animated conversation between Martin Eyking and Rev. Fernando Lausa of the Baguio School for the Deaf.

Anyone interested to join our Free after-school IT program for kids, and Sign Language Workshops can get in touch with NMSC via its official Facebook page (facebook.com/nmscares) or call/SMS at (074) 422-2935 and 09175329420 and look for Ara or Sarah.

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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 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.