Deaf Awareness workshop was so successful!

Now they know!


Feedbacks (Post It) on Ashton's workshop


Ashton the (fantastic) facilitator!

Elske the impressive interpreter!


Demonsratation of positives and negatives


More brainstorming


Students gained their knowledge of Deaf awareness on the Deaf education


Other group did the same thing


SEN teacher Elske discussed with students on the solutions

One of 2 groups came up with the solutions of Deaf awareness


I was pleased to tell you that my Deaf Awareness workshop was so successful according to very positive feedbacks from participants - Special Educational Needs (SEN) students on Wednesday 5th April. Fellow VSO volunteer Elske (SEN teacher) who agreed to interpret at the last minte but she was fantastic especially her students was impressed as they rarely seen her like that! Those students was very lovely people! :) The workshop last 2 hours... sharply! I will do another session for different students on Tuesday 9th May. Bad Deaf Education without Deaf Awareness!

Main objectives:

1) Ice breaker - Chinese whisper (gesture)
2) Introduction to the Deaf Awareness workshop
3) Brainstorming on the postives and negatives of Deaf awareness in Guyana
4) Solutions of negatives and recommendations from 2 groups of participants
5) Finger-spelling lesson
6) Ashton's master story-telling from the children's book
7) Feedbacks (Post It)
8) Evaluation (hand out terminology papers too)

Ashton