A CHILD’S DREAM, Baguio’s first pediatric therapy center for children with special needs, invites children & their parents to free dance aerobics – on May 24, 2011, Tuesday from 9 am to 10 am, at the Baguio Pines City Lion’s Club, Lion’s Club Int’l Foundation Bldg., Gov. Pack Road. Both typical & atypical children and their parents will be taught by Fitness Edge Health & Fitness Club’s Nette Visperas-Delenela, as announced by Dr. Francis Xavier Dimalanta, Founder & Medical Director and Mita Angela M. Dimalanta, Executive Director of A Child’s DREAM. Text 0917-8119032, email info@achildsdream.ph, or visit www.achildsdream.ph to reserve slots now!
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A Day In A Life of A Special Child by A Child’s DREAM – Sep 2010
A CHILD’S Dream (Developmental Rehabilitative Early Assessment and Management) Foundation, Inc., Baguio’s first pediatric therapy center for special children, celebrated the 101st Baguio Charter Day with “A Day In A Life of A Special Child” on September 25, 2010 at 2 – 4 pm at SM City Baguio. Executive Director Mita Dimalanta stated “This is the culminating activity of “A Child’s DREAM…To Dance”, Cherry T. Velarde-Mactal’s dance therapy sessions, which commenced last July 16, 2010.
Dance therapy sessions are free for DREAM patients. The presentation includes both normal and special children, as it depicts the life of a special child. It has been observed that the special children model after the normal children in the sessions and rehearsals. The child, Naomi, is part of a family as she performs her activities of daily living. It is the first of its kind – pioneer presentation in the history of Baguio City & the Philippines. We aim to integrate the special children in the mainstream of society. Special children go through life like normal children with a lot of help from their parents, siblings, caregivers. The roles of the developmental and behavioral pediatrician, therapists, teachers will be shown.
Dance Therapy at A Child’s DREAM – Jul 2010
This July 16 to September 18, 2010, A Child’s DREAM Foundation, Inc. the first pediatric therapy center for special children in Baguio City, offers“A Child’s DREAM..To Dance! ”, a Dance and Movement Class. This is a great opportunity to enrich lives of special children through learning dance in a friendly and positive atmosphere. Your special child will gain confidence, social skills, balance, and strength. Classes will be engaging and creative. Classes will be held every Saturday 9AM-11AM.
The program will utilize the body as a form of expression, will teach skills on self-control, enhance learning and provide strategies for relaxation. Children will develop motor and kinesthetic skills, progress artistic and emotional skills, follow rhythm and patterns of movement, improve control and inhibition and build self-discipline in movement. A Child’s DREAM Founder & Medical Director Dr. Francis Xavier Dimalanta, Executive Director Mita Dimalanta and Mrs. Cherry T. Velarde-Mactal invite special children, their siblings,and friends to ”A Child’s DREAM…To Dance !”
SEARCHING RAINBOWS…CATCHING DREAMS: A Creative Arts Workshop for Exceptional Children – May 2009
In line with Baguio’s Centenary, Founder & Medical Director Dr. Francis Xavier Dimalanta of A Child’s DREAM Foundation, Inc., Baguio’s first pediatric therapy center for special children, in cooperation with the University of the Philippines Baguio’s Department of Communications Head Faye Abalos will conduct the 1st Creative Arts Workshop for Exceptional Children in Baguio City in May. Special children, as well as their friends and siblings are invited to SEARCHING RAINBOWS…CATCHING DREAMS : A Creative Arts Workshop for Exceptional Children
