29 March 2010

Pre-School Graduation















March 18, 2010

Miggy graduated from Prep at Ridge View Academy. He was given an award for Exemplary Performance in Reading, plus 3 Smart Awards. He actually attended Kinder classes for only 3 times per week because the two days were allotted for his speech therapies at Play and Say Therapy Center and academic tutorials at Tots Tutorial Center. During periodical tests, he either perfected the exams or ranked second. Upon my suggestion, he was also given periodical tests in the Prep class which he never attended at all. However, he got very high marks also. His teachers, seeing that he was ready for higher learning, accelerated Miggy to Grade 1.

It was actually his 2nd time to graduate from preparatory education. Last year, he graduated from Easter College SPED Preparatory School with the Best in Spelling Award. Miggy was then ready for primary school.

Education for children with special-needs is never easy. Very few mainstream schools would welcome special children and only a few parents of regular kids would want to share their kids' classes with the not-so-perfect children. Rejection outweighs acceptance.... always the case. Parents are tearful every time a door closes on their children. For these children, everyday is Judgment Day... and for these parents, every night is a sleepless night.

Ridge View Academy accepted Miggy and his ever-present invisible friend named "Auti." However, they only offer preschool education then. The whole year experience with the academy was fruitful. Miggy made friends with everyone. "Auti" made a lot of friends too, not just with classmates but with the teachers and parents as well.

3 comments:

  1. He looks so handsome in his graduation attire! Congratulations, Miggy!

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  2. Congratulations Miggy! Congratulations too Tita Yolette and Family! Very few parents give support to their special children like how you give full support to Miggy. It is saddening though to see special children suffer when parents "give-up" on their kids.

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  3. Thanks to my very pretty niece, Kiwi.

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