Generic materials put to educational use

The SEN Unit hosted a series of workshops in 2011. In April 2011 the unit hosted the teaching materials workshop where the participants were parents and teachers. They hailed from Regions 3, 4,6,10 and Georgetown.

The participants made teaching aids from generic materials such as rice, flour, boxes, newspapers etcetera.

Items made were:

• White board slates
• Beans/rice bag
• The hidden answer plaque
• Sewing cards
• Matching/rhythm dominoes
• Paper Mache
• Play dough

Thank you and Farewell to our PC Volunteers

In 2011 the Special Education Unit in collaboration with Peace Corps Guyana recruited two short term response volunteers. Allen Neece March - November 2011 and Jocelyn Freidman March -September 2011. Jocelyn was attached to the Sophia Special School carrying out school based intervention in behavioural management. Allen was attached to the David Rose Special School carrying out school based intervention in deaf education.

The Unit would like to thank both volunteers for the work they have done in order to boost the local special education program. We thank you and wish you well.