Rashid Centre engages teachers, parents and students

DUBAI: The ease in the restrictions ater the Covid -19 have been encouraging academic institutions to bring back their regular activities to engage teachers, parents as well as students.

In this regard, the Rashid Centre is organizing an Open Day on October 20 at the Center, from 10am to 2pm, inviting new parents, students from universities as well as representatives of organizations to get know how we are running our overall operations to maintain all the safety measures for the students of determination.

This was stated by Sandra Ugalde, Head Teacher at the Center while talking to the Gulf Today.

“We planned our Open Day last year but due to Covid-19 and restrictions by the government to curb the coronavirus, we postponed and now the situation is improved and the restrictions are lited so we are holding this huge event. The open day will help new parents with children of determination or children facing learning difficulties at the mainstream schools,” she said.

During the Open Day, the parents and guests will be briefed on the various ongoing educational and rehabilitation activities for the students as well as highlighting the Out-patients facility available at the Center ater 2pm to 6pm on weekdays and from 8am to 6pm on Saturdays.

“We are also planning to give our guests first-hand experience of the services through tour around the Centre,” she said.

She further mentioned that the event will be a huge opportunity for university students to be placed as volunteers and get experience to support their degrees. Volunteering in the Center will help students to get placement easily in job market while having experience of educational training by spending time with children of determination,” she added.

She further added that the organization to atend the open day will give them an opportunity to see the services of the Center for people of determination, safety measures taken by the management and health regulations to protect the children.

“The Open Day will pave the way for organizations to play their role as CSR activities at the centre besides create awareness sessions for their staff with the collaboration of the Rashid Centre,” she added.

The center offers a number of services to Out-patients including occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech & language therapy, behavior management, hydrotherapy and various educational programmes to its over 200 students of determination.

The head teacher shed light on the overall situation and said that the during the pandemic, students of determination were provided online classes but for many it was not beneficial.