In order to enhance children's rich life experience, the ChiSan Early Intervention Service Center that commissioned by Child Welfare Service Center of Social Affairs Bureau which under Kaohsiung City Government, hold the “Passing Greeting by Postal Mail” community integration activity at the Center on the 20th of Jan., inviting 24 slow-flying angels to send cards at the post office to learn the life experience of purchasing stamps, gluing them on, and dropping into the post box.
Slow-Flying Angel happily sent out the greeting card of New Year season.
Slow-Flying Angels made their own greeting cards of New Year season and learned how to express their gratitude and blessings to their families. After coloring Day pictures of New Year on the cards, the educare givers assisted the children in pasting their blessings on the cards, putting the cards into envelopes, gluing the addresses label on the cards, and walking to the nearby post office to buy stamps from the postal staff to glue on the cards, so that the children could learn how to put the cards into the post box and send them home.
Educare giver assisted the slow-flying angel to make greeting card of NewYear.
The 5-year-old slow-flying angel "Thinking" (a pseudonym) was diagnosed with Down's syndrome at birth and suffered from congenital heart disease, and underwent a major surgery not long after his birth. His parents were always worried about him and hoped that the child would grow up safely. With the assist of an early intervention care social worker, "Thinking" started with a home-based therapeutic education program. At the age of 2, "Thinking" came to the center to attend a daycare program, learning to organize his own belongings and quit diapering; now "Thinking" can go to the bathroom on his own, participate in class activities with his classmates, and look forward to going to school every single day.
Slow-Flying Angel buys stamps from the clerk at the post office.
With the assist of the educare giver, "Think" completed a greeting card of New Year season to send to his favorite mom. After a short walk to the post office, with the assist of Eden's educare givers and postal staff, the slow-flying angels experienced the process of sending the greeting card and was excited and happy to drop the them into the post box.
Happy New Year to Mom and Dad on the card.
Ms. Ya-Fang Hsieh, Director of Eden ChiShan Early Intervention Service Center, said that the community integration experience this time, planning the “Greeting Card DIY” and “Post Office Experience”, to observe the children's development, and through the interaction of the curriculum and professional guidance, to train the children's ability to communicate and express their feelings, and to connect the Center with the local community. At the same time, we would like to thank the staff at the post office for their warm hospitality. We believe that through contact and dialog, we can let the public see the uniqueness and beauty of each child. If you would like to know more about early intervention service in the ChiSan area, please contact our service hotline +886-7-661-8106.
