By Debbie Cohen | Associate Director, Communications
Thanks to supporters like you, many children residing in orphanages are eventually placed in a foster home through our Loving Families Program. Until then, they receive lots of love and nurturing by their caregivers, as well as educational stimulation through our Preschool Program. In fact, many children—even after being placed with a loving family—continue on in the Preschool Program. Read on for a special report about how a rainstorm in China became an unexpectedly fun outdoor lesson for some orphanage preschoolers…
Yufei was first to notice it.
It’s raining!
Why does it rain? What does it feel like? When will it stop?
Lessons paused, and dedicated teachers decided the best way to learn would be for the children to experience the rain for themselves.
Yufei led the charge outside, with the other children following happily behind her. The rain felt magical! The children listened, mesmerized, as their teachers pointed towards the sky, answering all their questions about how rain is made.
They were having such a good time, they were reluctant to return to their classroom after their rainy day lesson was over, wanting to catch just a few more drops. But, it being rainy season, the quick thinking teachers promised the children they could splash in the puddles again soon!
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Children like Yufei are often abandoned as babies. In the past such kids commonly suffered development problems due to a lack of love, fun and learning. They were never held, they didn’t learn, they didn’t ask questions.
OneSky trained early childhood educators blend responsive care with local kindergarten standards. Their care is designed to prepare the children to develop intellectual curiosity and a love of learning, succeed in community schools, and attain a positive sense of self so often missing in institutionalized children.
This environment of love, hugs and happiness means these children grow up attentive and engaged and knowing how to form relationships. Through the preschool program, experienced early childhood educators are taught a unique and progressive curriculum that blends responsive care and some elements of Italy’s Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood education with local kindergarten standards. The program is designed to prepare the children to develop intellectual curiosity and a love of learning, succeed in community schools, and attain the positive sense of self so often missing in institutionalized children.
Click here to read more stories about children served through our Orphanage Program!
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