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Recently concluded NMSC basic sign language workshop spawns potential interpreters

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Contact: pr@nms-cares.org

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March 23, 2015, BAGUIO CITY - NMS Cares concluded its Basic Sign Language Workshop held at Helping Hands, Healing Hearts Ministries Children's Recovery Unit-Baguio City last March 20, 2015.

NMSC Basic Sign Language Workshop class from Helping Hands, Healing Hears Ministries - CRU

NMSC Basic Sign Language Workshop class from Children's Home

 Having completed months of training beginning October 22, 2014, the participants of the workshop comprising of volunteers from Helping Hands, Healing Hearts Ministries- CRU and Children’s Home were awarded individual certificates after completing an intensive workshop where they were taught the basics of sign language.” Aside from certificates of completion signed by NMSC founder, Martin Eyking, select members of the group also received certificates of recognition for showing exemplary skills in sign language.

For outstanding efforts in attendance and mastery of basic sign language, volunteers Eliza Bayasen, Karlo Tibio and Jeaneth Tibio were given certificates of recognition.

With the recommendation of Deaf Education Coordinators, Nicole Goliat and Yvonne Celeste, they are set to take their skills further through advanced sign language classes.  In this manner, the sign language workshop serves its purpose not only of teaching sign language to the hearing community, but also in pooling potential interpreters.

Helping Hand, Healing Hearts Ministries CRU volunteer, Karl Tibio expressing gratitude and delivering parting words through sign to Nicole Goliat who served as their facilitator.

The recently concluded workshop is part of the Family Oneness Nurturing the Deaf (FOND Program). The thrust of the FOND Program is to help strengthen the bond between Deaf child and his or her family members through constant communication. As Helping Hands Healing Hearts Ministries- CRU and Children’s Home both serve in fostering children and giving them a home, their newly acquired skill in using sign language would best benefit the Deaf children under their care. 

The volunteers of Helping Hands, Healing Hands Ministries CRU delivering an inspiring song in sign as a culmination of their sign language skills.

After finishing the basic sign language class, the volunteers are encouraged to take advanced sign language class, where they can continue to hone their skills in sign if they wish to volunteer as interpreters in the future.

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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 successfully Launches LIVE Program

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Contact: Sarah Mamaril, Communications
sarah@nms-cares.org
+63 917 5195380 
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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.