Newsletter of October 2009

newsletter October 2009

At the beginning of October we posted the program time table on the H.S.A entrance board. The school children and university students were able to see the activities that will be held during the month. We had a fantastic response with a significant number registering to participate in our programs. They are all waiting impatiently for the activities to begin, which has encouraged us to make them the best activities yet!

English courses

Due to the high demand, we have decided to increase the free English courses for children and young adults. We have divided the large number of new participant into three classes, one for ninth grade, one

for fourth grade, and the last one for conversation skills. Of course we are still continuing the frequent English and French courses for university students. All courses are implemented by volunteers under the association supervision

Weekly Open day and movie

As we used to offer entertainment activities for children we have decided to coordinate an Open day and movie every Thursday and Saturday of October. Eachmovie is selected with our alternative psycho-educational goals in mind and show essential social values that promote socially acceptable behavior and reflect on self – respect. The special activities are prepared by volunteers.

One of the important achievements for October was the opportunity for al Najeh University undergraduate students to participate in the association programs. 3 students from the educationfaculty registered as course trainers. They held meetings with children who have difficult psycho -socialissues such as trauma, hyperactivity, learning disabilities and made session plans that contain a psychological, educational and support aspect, then applied them to the group. The activity was extremely successful and achieved real strides in the children's development.