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

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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.

#HappeningNow | We're here at the University of Baguio! 😎 Inviting everyone to our FREE registration for the After-School IT Program for Deaf students and Sign Language Classes open for everyone who wants to learn! You can find our registration booth at the Alumni Office, 2nd Floor FGB Building, University of Baguio. See you there! #getinvolved

Today's Inspiration: NEVER QUIT!

Thank you for sharing 2014 with us!

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

Props to our Deaf friends!

Nora Quiambao, Hearing Parent of Deaf Child

Family Oneness Nurturing the Deaf (FOND) Program
NMS CARES INC.
http://www.nms-cares.org 

Music: Lowercase Noises - We Are Okay

NMSC Pilot Basic Sign Language Workshops a Success

October 8, 2014, Baguio City - NMS Cares concluded its pioneer Basic Sign Language Workshops, which is part of the Family Oneness Nurturing the Deaf Program, with lots of laughter and hope for the future.

NMS CARES INC. Basic Sign Language Workshops pioneering class: Parents from Baguio SPED Center.

 On October 2, NMSC rolled out certificates of completion and recognition to the 20 parents of Deaf learners from the Baguio SPED Center. The parents have all completed NMSC’s 3-month basic sign language program that is focused on teaching parents, guardians, and family members of young Deaf learners basic sign to help them communicate better with their kids.

“Ang laki ng naitulong sa akin ng sign language kasi noon hirap na hirap ako makipag-communicate sa anak ko kasi hindi ako marunong mag-sign language. Hindi ko siya maintindihan, hindi niya ako maintindihan.” (Learning basic sign language has been a big help for me because in the past, it has been very difficult for me to communicate with my Deaf child. I can’t understand what she wants to tell me, she can’t understand me.)

Parent of one of the young Deaf learners Nora Quiambao was teary-eyed halfway through our interview with her when asked about the impact of the program in her and her 8-year-old Deaf kid’s life. She lamented on the frustrations she and her family had to go through just because they cannot communicate well with their youngest family member. But now, she enthusiastically tells us about how she has become the family’s designated interpreter, making it easier for everyone in their household to interact with her.

“Ngayong natuto ako mag-sign language, kahit pag nasa jeep kami pauwi, nag-uusap kaming dalawa. Tuwang-tuwa nga yung mga katabi namin, yung mga kasakay namin kasi tinatanong nila ako kung ano daw ang pinag-uusapan namin.” (Now that I know how to sign, I can talk to my kid during our daily commute going home and talk about her day in school. Even the people around us love watching us talk and some would even ask me what we’re talking about.)

The thrust of the FOND Program is to help strengthen the bond between Deaf child and his or her family members through constant communications. Aside from free sign language classes given to family members and the general community, the program also aims to educate people on how to better understand, communicate, and connect with Deaf individuals in the community.

Aside from teaching sign, NMSC trainers also enlighten program attendees on Deaf culture in order to ensure a much clearer understanding on the ways of Deaf individuals and how to better interact with them.

The parents during their final presentation as part of the concluding program of the Basic Sign Language Workshops.

NMSC is set to launch a series of Basic Sign Language classes catering to the family members of Deaf learners from the other Deaf schools in the city. The organization’s Deaf professionals, closely monitored by NMSC’s Program Developer and Communications head, facilitate the classes.

(NMSC would like to extend it's gratitude to the staff and faculty of the Hearing Impaired Sequence of the Baguio SPED Center headed by Principal Niño Tibangay for letting us use their gym to conduct our workshops)

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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.

DREAM. PURSUE. ACHIEVE.

Press Release: NMS CARES INC formally introduced to the public

August 4, 2014, Baguio City – Following its official registration as a non-stock corporation by the Securities and Exchange Commission, NMS Cares Inc. was formally introduced to the local community in a successful social gathering last August 2, 2014 at the Crown Legacy Hotel in Baguio City.

The event was attended by city government leaders, active advocates for the Deaf and of PWD's, Special Education school heads and teachers, parents of Deaf learners and eager participants from the community. Staying true to its vision to make Deaf children reach their dreams, key members of the NMS Cares team, headed by founder Martin Eyking delivered a slew of presentations showcasing the brief history of the organization, its inner workings, and their plans for the future.

Pictured here are some of the New Media Services Pty. Ltd. staff who are also active members of the organization, with Philippine CEO of NMS Atty. Rafael Nacionales, Australia CEO of NMS and NMS Cares founder Martin Eyking, Hon. Councillor Betty Lourdes Tabanda and PEZA Administrator Atty. Rene Mipa.

Martin Eyking was quoted during his opening speech at the event as saying,

Our aims and dreams are huge, we have many ideas and plans. We are building NMS Cares with clear directions and short term goals; they include a dedicated building for NMS cares to serve the needs of the Deaf community as well as delivering IT programs for young Deaf learners and Signing workshops for the parents.

The gathering was punctuated by an on point delivery of General Manager Ara Paz Esperanza Villanueva on the current state of Deafness, both internationally and locally, with information from the World Health Organization. Her presentation also put a spotlight on the current programs being run by the organization, as well as short-term and long term plans, which include Parents of Newborn Deaf Babies Support Structure and a Visiting Teacher for the Deaf Service.

NMS Cares ended the event by assuring the attendants that the organization will continue to make it their mission to provide all the support they can give for the young Deaf learners of the local community, and of their families.

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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.

Press Release: NMSC Goes on Deaf School Visits

As NMS Cares fast tracks its mission to fully committing its services and resources for Deaf learners of the local community, a crucial step to its long term goal of fully advocating for less privileged young Deaf individuals all throughout the Asia Pacific, members of the organization went on a series of school visits that cater to Deaf Learners as part of its information dissemination efforts.

The organization visited three schools within Baguio City namely, Baguio School for the Deaf, the Special Education Department of Easter College and SLRI Deaf Resource Center. NMSC also trekked all the way to La Trinidad, Benguet to visit the Benguet SPED Center.

The organization's representatives met up with school heads, teachers, and Deaf students mainly to share, inform and, explain the advocacy of NMSC.

Moreover, General Manager Ara Paz Esperanza explained in an interview, "Other than information dissemination, NMS Cares would like to create a positive synergy among active advocates in the field of Deaf education."

The school visits also gave an opportunity for NMSC’s International Relations Officer Max Eyking, a chance to interact with the Deaf learners of the local community. Being an integral part of the organization's DREAM Program (Deaf Recreational Engagement Activity Movement), Max will be spearheading all NMSC physical and/or recreational projects during his 6-month stay in the country upon his return in November.

An opportunity to communicate directly with the people involved in the education of young Deaf individuals is pivotal as it allows NMS Cares to have an unrestricted view and understanding of the current situation of Deaf education in the local community.

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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.

Even parents of Deaf children can learn without limits!

Information Dissemination campaign during a free hearing screening headed by a local parish. We want more parents of young Deaf learners to know that NMSC is giving free sign language classes! 

Even parents of #Deaf children can learn without limits!