OUR PROJECT
We the students of SMK Bandar Sunway, hereby wish to put forth our project for the CyberFair 2014.
We are basically creating awareness among the people in our community. We want them to know that we, the disabled ones are not weak and dependent, instead we are able to do things just like any other normal children. We do not want people to look down on us. We have taken this step to indirectly act as role models to other Special Needs children all over by proving to them that we are equally capable in every sense. We really hope to inspire other special needs children all over the world through our project.
We are basically creating awareness among the people in our community. We want them to know that we, the disabled ones are not weak and dependent, instead we are able to do things just like any other normal children. We do not want people to look down on us. We have taken this step to indirectly act as role models to other Special Needs children all over by proving to them that we are equally capable in every sense. We really hope to inspire other special needs children all over the world through our project.
Who are Special Needs Children? Children with special needs can be classified in many ways. Some have to do with mild learning disabilities while some might have a profound cognitive impairment. These children can also be encountering developmental delays that catch up quickly while some their development may remain entrenched.
In Malaysia, SMK Bandar Sunway is one of the first few schools in Selangor to be selected for Special Needs Programme. Beginning the year 1998, only 11 students were taken in by the school. However, the number has increased by 36 people at the year of 2014. This programme is handled by Pn. Juairiah bt. Hj. Johari, who is trained in special education at Postgraduate level and assisted by nine degree holder teachers. The Special Education class in SMK Bandar Sunway is indeed very lucky as it is administered by Pn Hpsah bt Safian, who is the headmistress of SMK Bandar Sunway.
In Malaysia, SMK Bandar Sunway is one of the first few schools in Selangor to be selected for Special Needs Programme. Beginning the year 1998, only 11 students were taken in by the school. However, the number has increased by 36 people at the year of 2014. This programme is handled by Pn. Juairiah bt. Hj. Johari, who is trained in special education at Postgraduate level and assisted by nine degree holder teachers. The Special Education class in SMK Bandar Sunway is indeed very lucky as it is administered by Pn Hpsah bt Safian, who is the headmistress of SMK Bandar Sunway.
The inclusion of special needs to community has been one of the biggest debates in education courses for some time now. However, it is proven in SMK Bandar Sunway that Special Needs students are able to assimilate well in the community. In this school, we are given training through various activities to enable us to be prepared for future. These activities are usually done during school and after school. Skills such as reading, writing, listening and mathematical skills are usually enforced during the school activities. The objectives are to enable us, Special Need Children to understand the writing symbols for further communication. Writing skills comprises on listing out shopping list, filling in forms and understanding recipes. We also learn how to use money and learn to measure items in our daily use. We are also trained to provide our basic information such as our name, address, telephone number, date of birth if any emergency occurs.
From this project, we discovered that society in general is still not well aware of Special Needs children’s capabilities. We were sad to find out that there were still people out there that still look down on children like us. We learned that as special needs children, we must not look down upon ourselves; instead we need to be confident. We also learned that in order to be successful, one need to be hard working as well as help one another. This is especially so during the making of the webpage. We are very proud that the animation clip which we created received accolade from many people. We understand our school shall be presenting us certification for having created the animation which carried a great message.
We are very grateful to all our teachers, helpers and particularly parents for helping us and guiding us in this project. We believe without their support and constantly sending us for all these classes, we would not have been able to accomplish this project. It is through their guidance and prayers; we are able to complete this project. Moreover, the members of community have also spent their valuable time with us by giving very informative interviews. They also have shared a lot of useful insight on the issue.
From this project, we discovered that society in general is still not well aware of Special Needs children’s capabilities. We were sad to find out that there were still people out there that still look down on children like us. We learned that as special needs children, we must not look down upon ourselves; instead we need to be confident. We also learned that in order to be successful, one need to be hard working as well as help one another. This is especially so during the making of the webpage. We are very proud that the animation clip which we created received accolade from many people. We understand our school shall be presenting us certification for having created the animation which carried a great message.
We are very grateful to all our teachers, helpers and particularly parents for helping us and guiding us in this project. We believe without their support and constantly sending us for all these classes, we would not have been able to accomplish this project. It is through their guidance and prayers; we are able to complete this project. Moreover, the members of community have also spent their valuable time with us by giving very informative interviews. They also have shared a lot of useful insight on the issue.