Child Development Set For Special Children

Bandar Seri Begawan - The Child Development Centre started the early intervention programme for children with special needs in collaboration with Pusat Ehsan in Bengkurong held at Sunga1 Tali Primary School in Lumut yesterday.

The Director-General of Medical Services said the centre is responsible in the preparations of a structured programme for the programme whilst Pusat Ehsan provides the venue and teachers to implement that programme.

Dr. Haji Affendy made this remark during a presentation of special toys and equipment to the children with special needs in the country this afternoon.

Dr. Haji Affendi added the main objective of the programme is to prepare the children to familiarize with normal school environment.

To date the child development centre is operational only as an assessment and reference centre, this year another concept has been proposed by i he centre with the support of Baiduri Bank. It is an effort to extend the role of charity by including Pusat Ehsan and smarter under its wings.

The general manager of Baiduri Bank, Mr. Pierre Imhof in his speech said the implementation of the early intervention programme at Pusat Ehsan is a step that is supported by the Baiduri Bank chart in golf.

The Baiduri Bank charity golf also praises i he effort of smarter, an organization supported entirely by parents helping autistic children, which has made a tremendous contribution toward the study and unders-1'anding of this disorder and has set up a resource centre at jigsaw Berakas school.

Over 100 special needs children from Smarter, the Child Development Centre and Pusat Ehsan received educational toys and equipment from the Director General of medical services. The donations also included. Learning materials such as books, and Communication-Aids. The ceremony took at the Pusat Ehsan Kampong Bengkurong.

Meanwhile, in an effort to upgrade health in the community, a mini-game workshop was organised in the Belait district. The workshop is aimed at creating awareness to all especially school pupils on the importance of keeping good health, and making them active and productive members in the community.

This 3-day workshop is being attended by more than 60 teachers from government primary schools in the Belait Distsrict. The mini games are included in the physical education subject syllabus, an additional to several.

Previous activity programmes. During the workshop, several programmes have been set up which include briefings and discussions and demonstrations by officers-in-charge.

Such programmes are very important to the pupils as they provide benefits in the aspects of psychology, attitude and discipline of students.  -- Courtesy of Radio Television Brunei

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