Childlink offers after-school tutorial, prepares SPED classes mainstreaming

MINERVA BC NEWMAN

CEBU CITY -- Childlink Learning Center and Highschool Inc. provides after school tutorial for learners as the demand for part-time tutors have grown considerably as many parents needed them to help their children learn subjects, especially Science and Mathematics, with online classes still being implemented in the school year 2021-2022.

Childlink founder and school directress Maria Theresa Tio said that Childlink teachers will be providing online tutorial services starting at 4:30 p.m., from Tuesday to Saturday.  This hour-long, daily service is also available for non-Childlink students.

The subjects would depend on the learners’ requirements, which will be discussed with parents and there are   limited slots available for Childlink’s tutorial services which will start on September 20.

Meanwhile, Childlink will also be offering another product – the Special Education (SPED) classes. According to Tio, the SPED classes will specifically be for enrichment or mainstream preparation and this means that learners will be prepared to transition to mainstream classes.

Childlink requires that a parent or a guardian to be present during the hour-long SPED class. The learners will be formed into groups of five students, depending on their learning capability.

One group will comprise of learners aged three to five, while another group will be those from grades one to three and the third group will be composed of learners from grades four to six.

Childlink has created its own modules for the SPED classes with subjects that include English, Mathematics, Science, Civics and Filipino.

In another development, Childlink is celebrating its 25^th anniversary and part of the celebration is the continued outreach programs of the school so they could focus on good citizenship.

Since the school marks September as a Family month, its emphasis is on how families help each other and how parents could raise and teach their children good values. “Everything starts at home,” Tio stated.

The school will coordinate with the Rise Foundation for their outreach programs. “We will have outreach programs with the Rise Foundation Inc. whose mission is helping underprivileged children. What we’re doing this month is we’re asking our parents and families to donate clothes and toys that they no longer use,” Tio added.

Tio bared that they are launching this project in the second week of August until September to gather these donations. The Rise Foundation will identify the beneficiaries here in Cebu City.

Since November 2000, the Rise Foundation have been working as volunteers in Cebu City for programs that help improve the quality of life for the underprivileged which include the provision of educational opportunities, livelihood training and health and hygiene programs.

Because of the programs that Rise Foundation does for the community, Childlink encourages the families to support the programs of the foundation so that the school community can contribute helping other people. (Photos: Childlink)