The Y's Men's Club of Bangkok has supported the
Early Childhood Education Program since the school started operation
in 1998. They are as follows:
•
Piano
Concert to raise funds of Baht 408,585.-, presented to the Bangkok
YMCA Foundation for two projects ; Early Childhood Education
Project and Artisan Well Water System Project.
•
Visit to Early Childhood
Education Project in Dokkamtai District to assist school luncheon
program.
•
Board of Directors and members participated at the Opening Ceremony
of the Bangkok YMCA Foundation Community Learning Center and
Early Childhood Education Center in Phayao which was held on
November 27, 1996.
•
Hand over the scholarship
fund of Baht 170,000.- to YMCA Phayao preschool on August 7, 1998.
The Club had committed to support the school for 3 years.
•
Contribution of Baht
158,597.- to Early Childhood Education, Phayao YMCA Center for
the support of its administrative expenses and lunchon program.
The program is operating by Bangkok YMCA Foundation, total of
80 Children, mainly from needy families, are attending the program.
The project details implemented
by Bangkok YMCA Foundation are:
Since the Bangkok YMCA Foundation had operated the Protect A Child
Program in Ampur Dokkamtai Phayao Province, we have found in many
villages in the hilltribe and lowland, a lot of children who are suffering
from lack of proper care physically, mentally, spiritually and socially.
In Dokkamtai, there are approximately 73,000 inhabitants. Most of
the people are farmers. During the planting and harvesting season,
they have to work in the field all day. This leaves them short of
persons and places to take care of their children while the parents
work in the fields.
According to the globalization, many people and
their children are now facing an economic crisis. Some farming families
find themselves in substantial debt. In the struggle against poverty,
these rural poor look for employment outside farming to earn money
in the factories or tourist areas which are nearby their communities.
Some poor families send their women and children to work in the beer-bars,
restaurants, brothels or motel rooms. Some of their children are left
uneducated at home at an early age until they grow up and become victims
of sex exploitation. One method to combat this problem is provide
education to the people, starting from pre- school and leading up
to vocational training. The YMCA hopes to provide the people with
the education to better their situation and remain in their communities.
The pre-school would be a link in the chain.
Objectives
1. To give opportunity to the poor families in Dokkamtai and other
nearby villages to have their children begin to receive an education
at an early age.
2. to provide quality child care while parents work in the field.
3. To enhance opportunities for learning readiness skill for children
which will prepare them for continuity into grade 1.
4. To alleviate malnutrition.
Activities
Due to the fact that the basic school curriculum is adequate but not
broad enough to fully develop the inquiring minds of children, the
YMCA has cooperated with the Children's House in Hawaii since 1986
to provide a pre-school teacher training program and set-up the curriculum
that is based on the Christian Montessori system and has that been
used in its other schools.
The curriculum is designed to be suitable for children in each community
and based on the application of scripture knowledge and local culture.
- Biblical Foundation
- Cultural Studies
- Health Care
- Mathematics
- Child Development
- Language Arts
- Practical Life
- Movement Education
- Sensorial Education
At present there are 70 kids are enrolled. Their
ages are ranged from 2.5 to 6 years old. All students will be installed
the awareness of themselves as special persons, realize their own
self-esteem and to be harmonious to the others. They will be well-prepare
to further their study at a higher level not only the educational
but well-prepare in mind and spirit as well.
