July 2012 Mission on Center Based Learning a success!

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July 2012 Mission on Center Based Learning a success!

Partners for A Greater Voice traveled in July 29th for an Education Training initiative focused on centered based language learning. Neal Riemer, MEd. and a Director of Partners for A Greater Voice, Ashley Kachelmeyer, MED and Victoria Vendola, MED set up preschool classrooms to support teachers and preschoolers. The week long training program was held at at Instituto de Ayuda al Sordo Santa Rosa, where over 40 preschool children attend. The team furnished preschool classrooms with recently donated container of supplies, collaborated with teachers, and worked with staff and students in this mini summer school event. Joanne Travers also held several parent meetings to explore and consult on “Building Resilience – Self Reflection and Parent Empowerment”. She continued to advocate for listening and spoken language development.

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The United States welcomed Misael Restituyo from the Dominican Republic

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United States Visitor Program: Misael Restituyo, Specialist in Audiology from the Dominican Republic

United States Visitor Program

Partners for A Greater Voice sponsored Misael’s first U.S. based training experience in April 2012. The agenda included learning experiences in Educational Audiology and Listening and Spoken Language. Misael’s week-long visit included meetings and discussions with Auditory Verbal Communication Center in Gloucester, The Learn Center’s Educational Audiology Outreach Program, Mass Commission for the Deaf Case Management, Department of Public Health Newborn Hearing Screening, Children’s Hospital Audiology, HEAR My Dreams parent support group, Holy Family Hospital Audiology, First Church Mission Group in Boxford, and Ipswich Lions Club. Partners would like to thank many volunteers for welcoming Misael and teaching him a variety of subject matter that expanded his understanding of educational and hearing health. As part of the Greater Voice requirements, Misael developed an Action Plan that incorporated his learning experience and knowledge. His projects are underway!

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School Furnishings and Supplies shipping to the Dominican Republic

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Supplies shipped to Instituto de Ayuda al Sordo Santa Rosa, Spring 2012

In cooperation with the Rotary Club of Topsfield, Boxford and Middleton Massachusetts and many other donors, Partners for A Greater Voice shipped a container of school furnishings and supplies to Instituto de Ayuda al Sordo Santa Rosa. Honorary Rotarian Orlando Vargas partnered with Greater Voice to coordinate the shipping of the container. Many other Rotarians joined in the effort to collect and prepare items for shipping. The school for the deaf in Santo Domingo expressed sincere graditude for this support. Onelia Aybar, Education Director of the schools states: “Esta donación de muebles y materiales para el preescolar nos viene como caída del cielo, pues las aulas de los más pequeños necesitan una inversión para hermosearlas, que el Instituto no ha podido hacer debido a las dificultades económicas que conoces. Así es que bienvenida sea la donación de Partners for a Greater Voice, es un excelente regalo de inicio de año.” Translated in English: “This donation of furniture and materials for preschool is heaven-sent, because the classrooms for the little ones require an investment to embellish them, which our school has not been able to do due to economic difficulties. Partners for A Greater Voice’s donations are welcome; it is an excellent beginning of the year gift.”

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Helping a Young Girl in Honduras

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Tegucigalpa is the capitol of Honduras and is the largest city in the country.  The city’s name is derived from the Nahuatl word teguz-galpa, which means “silver hills”.  Founded by Spanish settlers, the region abounds with business, yet amidst the glimmering hills there are children with hearing loss that need help. Though the Honduran government has proclaimed sign language as the mode of communication for the deaf, Partners for A Greater Voice is working against the grain to foster an understanding of auditory development for Angie. In October 2007 we received a call from Carol Serna who worked for an NGO in Ojojona and where she met Yessenia, the mother of seven year old Angie. Joanne Travers began counseling Carol on hearing loss and auditory development in order to immediately respond and help Angie and her mother. PGV sponsored Angie, donating hearing aids, batteries, and educational materials. Carol and Joanne partnered on a PGV mission in 2009 to conduct workshops for over 70 parents and 30 special education teachers interested in listening and spoken language. Please visit the site below for more information on Angie: http://angiegonzalez.weebly.com/index.html.

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