More Than 100 Participates In YS Kindermuzik Workshop

Morethan100childminders,kindergartenteachers,parents and interestedgrou~ and individualsfromSabahandBruneicompleteda two-dayKindermuzikWorkshoporganized bytheChildDevelopmentCentre'sTrainingInstituteonJune 7and8.

Theworkshop,thefirstofitskindinSabah, wasconducted byMs.JennyOng,aconsultantof Kindermuzikprogramme from the Specialist's Teachers Training Institute, Kuala Lumpur.

GroupManagercumPrincipalofChildDevelopmentCentre, Dr. Liddy Sallun,said amongothers the o~ectives of the workshopwereto broadenparticipantsrepertoireof music activitiessuitableforvariousagegrou~ andtoenablethem to createandorganizemusicactivitiesfocusingon specific areasof developmentinchildren.

Kindermuzikis a uniqueprogrammeof musiclearningand enjoymentforchildren18monthstosevenyearsofage.With the programmeemphasison processratherthan performance,kindermuzikallowsthe teacherto createan environmentthat nurturesthe totaldevelopmentof the child,while laying the foundationfor musicalgrowth and later formal instruction.

At the closeof the workshop,YS DeputyDirector,Tengku DatukZainalAdlin,saidtheworkshopwasinlinewithYayasan Sabah'sPeo~e Developmentto introduceandto stressthe importanceof preschooleducation especial~ in the rural areas.

He said the workshopwas suitableand time~ to meet the nation'svisionofasocietyofpeo~ethatisprogressive,active andcreativeinselfdevelopment.

YayasanSabahChildDevelopmentCentre'sTrainingInstituteperiodicaJ~organisedtrainingworksho~ andseminars onChildDevelopment Todate,morethan913childminders includingpeo~e developmentparticipantshave benefited fromtrainingcoursesorganisedbythe Institute.

MINI FIRE DRILL AT TADIKA RIA

At 9:00 a.m. onJune 29, the alarm system (using the bell) at the Tadika Ria was activated. Staff and children from all classes immediately joined hands as they evacuated the building. Two-anda-half minutes later everyone had assembled outside.

This was a mini fire drill exercise conducted by the Enforcement and Security Department. Enforcement Manager. Cap!. (R) Awang Damit Mohamad, who is also the Chairman of the Fire Drill Committee said the fire drill was held to fulfill the request of the head of Tadika Ria as they have not been involved in the fire drill exercise at the YS tower block in the past.

In his brief speech after the evacuation, Capt. (R) Awang said the purpose of the fire drill was to get occupants of the building aware of the prop!. ' procedure to follow in case of actual fire.

He, however, assured all the staff and the children that the risk of fire in the Tadika is relatively very low.

During the exercise, staff and teachers of the kindergarten, especially the kitchen staff, were given the opportunity to put out fires using fire extinguishers.

Capt.

'Awang expressed his gratitude to the Fire Officers from the Rre Services Department and the Real Estate Development Division who assisted in the fire drill exercise.

YS Deputy Director, Tengku D. Z AdIin,presenting eenfcatBs to one of /he participants. On his left is Child DfNeiopment Cent'8 Group Manager cum PrincipaJ, Dr. Liddy SaJ/un