Eagle‘s inaugural Samana Workshop was successfully conducted at BMICH and was attended by over 1,000 teachers, parents and volunteers from all over the island.
- Over 1,000 participants attended Eagle's knowledge enhancing workshop for teachers of disabled children
Eagle‘s inaugural Samana Workshop was successfully conducted at BMICH and was attended by over 1,000 teachers, parents and volunteers from all over the island.
Commenting on the success of the event, Amal Perera, assistant general manager, marketing & planning, said: "We are pleased with the turnout and the enthusiasm of the participants. We are confident that our endeavour has helped teachers and parents of children with disabilities, to better understand the needs of these children and to guide them to reach their potential."
At this inaugural full-day workshop vital topics such as, "The role of teachers and care givers", "How to identify children with special educational needs", "How to handle a child with special educational needs" and "Insights on Autism Spectrum Disorder" were discussed. A special practical session on "Sensory and Movement Training" was also demonstrated onstage.
"To ensure the best exposure for the participants we selected the experts in the field of Special Education and are confident that the knowledge they shared at the event added value to the participants of the workshop." continued Amal Perera. The following resource persons shared their knowledge with the audience:
- Daya Rohana Athukorala - senior lecturer, University of Colombo
- W M K Weerakoon - director, Department of Inclusive Education, National Institute of Education
- K Piyasena - former director, Special Education, Ministry of Education, Consultant Special Education
- Rohana Deva - creative director, The Sunera Foundation
- Himali De Silva - senior lecturer, Disability Studies Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya.
Managing director - Deepal Sooriyaarachchi commented: "Eagle Samana is part of our comprehensive CSR strategy which has been designed to enhance the well-being of the nation at large. As part of worldwide Aviva we are further strengthened by its strong value-system which champions the role of corporate social responsibility".
The event was implemented in collaboration with, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Social Service & Social Welfare, Ministry of Child Development and Women's Empowerment. Special facilities were also made available by The Sunera Foundation.
This inaugural workshop will be followed by a series of regional workshops which will be more focused and interactive. The core objective of Eagle Samana is to enhance the knowledge of teachers who work with disabled children, through a series of regular region-wide workshops and training modules featuring recognized resource persons in the field of special education. Eagle Samana was implemented after the company identified the prevalent need to enhance the competencies of educators of children with disabilities.
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Notes to editors:
Eagle is an Aviva Company. Aviva is the world's oldest insurance group, with a history dating back 300 years to 1696. Today it is the world's fifth-largest insurance group and the biggest in the UK. The group has 59,000 employees serving 40 million customers worldwide with more than Sterling Pounds 364 billion assets under management.