11/02/2012
This holiday, i had a chance to volunteer at the Rachanacarin Institute Child Development in the Drama Therapy program. The drama therapy has an objective to use drama technique as a way of learning in communication, critical thinking and applying it in to real life situations. Every year, the hospital holds the training sessions for the final performance at the end of the course. Individuals who participates in the program are mostly handicapped, mentally and physically. The trainers are volunteered from Minnesota, USA.
I became one of the staff at the program. We started off the program with 6 hours none-stop planning and initiating the activities with the board of the hospital, the minister and other important people who are involved in the program. It is very important for the program to have a lot of support in order to achieve its goal, therefore we must work collaboratively with others and consider the ethical implications of our actions.
The first day at work was exciting. I started learning the student's name, both verbally and physically (hand sign language). It was quite amazing how gentle and talented these people are. Throughout the beginning period, I had showed my perseverance and commitment in the activities by getting to know each of every students about the background of their lives. By doing this, I had learned a lot of things especially when observing something with another point of view. These people see the world differently because they have less freedom. I have come to realize that this is also a problem with the society and how we forget what is left behind us. It is important to get engage with issues of global importance like this one. I also developed new skill in terms of hospitality, especially with people with special needs.
We began teaching easy movements, dramatic movements to the students. I was truly grateful that I attended the drama class 2 years ago. I truly enjoy what i was involved with then. The teachers from Minnesota were so inspiring and the students were so eager to learn and become an actor.
It was sad when i had to leave. Students and staff threw a farewell party for me. The last thing i did for them in return was, I translated a song, 'what a wonderful world' into Thai and sang it to everybody in the room. It was truly an experience.
This holiday, i had a chance to volunteer at the Rachanacarin Institute Child Development in the Drama Therapy program. The drama therapy has an objective to use drama technique as a way of learning in communication, critical thinking and applying it in to real life situations. Every year, the hospital holds the training sessions for the final performance at the end of the course. Individuals who participates in the program are mostly handicapped, mentally and physically. The trainers are volunteered from Minnesota, USA.
I became one of the staff at the program. We started off the program with 6 hours none-stop planning and initiating the activities with the board of the hospital, the minister and other important people who are involved in the program. It is very important for the program to have a lot of support in order to achieve its goal, therefore we must work collaboratively with others and consider the ethical implications of our actions.
The first day at work was exciting. I started learning the student's name, both verbally and physically (hand sign language). It was quite amazing how gentle and talented these people are. Throughout the beginning period, I had showed my perseverance and commitment in the activities by getting to know each of every students about the background of their lives. By doing this, I had learned a lot of things especially when observing something with another point of view. These people see the world differently because they have less freedom. I have come to realize that this is also a problem with the society and how we forget what is left behind us. It is important to get engage with issues of global importance like this one. I also developed new skill in terms of hospitality, especially with people with special needs.
We began teaching easy movements, dramatic movements to the students. I was truly grateful that I attended the drama class 2 years ago. I truly enjoy what i was involved with then. The teachers from Minnesota were so inspiring and the students were so eager to learn and become an actor.
It was sad when i had to leave. Students and staff threw a farewell party for me. The last thing i did for them in return was, I translated a song, 'what a wonderful world' into Thai and sang it to everybody in the room. It was truly an experience.
The drama team from Minnesota
With Ms. Poy and two other students (Aomsin& Sprite)
One of the students for the Deaf School
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