Stress-free learning Child resource Centre

Trivandrum, India, Sept. 13 2002 (INS News) -- A 'stress free' learning Child Resource Centre, Sishya Resource Centre started functioning in Trivandrum, giving childern the ability to learn things for life in a friendly and tension free atmosphere,special educator and consultant Suchitra Narayanan, said in a press conference.

She said that "Studies conducted all over the world have proved that brain is more receptive when you do things by hand rather than learn it form text books."

The centre is run by Dhruv Educational Trust, registered as a charitable, non-profit trust, seeing the need for providing personalised attention to children.

The learning difficulties could be due to various reasons including frequent change of schools, Medium of instruction not in the mother tongue, Nutritional deficiencies, Physical difficulties, Cognitive disabilities, Emotional problems or Learning Disabilities. "We aim to identify the cause of the learning difficulty and provide the appropriate guidance." she said

She specified that "These days, children are judged based on their performance - when teaching is aimed at the class average and not at the individual. When there is no opportunity to learn according to one's preferred mode of learning, performance is poor. we aim to cater this."

The persons at Sishya Resource Centre include Dr. P.A. Suresh, MD, Neurologist, ICCON, Dr. Aravind Thampi, Ph.D, Psychologist, Mammen Thomas - retired senior teacher,Bursar of Rishi Valley School , Rebecca Thomas - retired senior teacher and Principal of Rishi Valley School , Lalitha Ramanujan - Alpha to Omega Learning Centre, Chennai, Suchitra Narayan - Consultant Special Educator - Project Coordinator of Child Care Centre (Former), Cochin.

-- Binu Raveendranath in Trivandrum, India
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