2019

The students were invited to attend Maybank Chinese New Year Celebration and were entertained with a Lion Dance performance. Maybank staff has given Cherish much support over the years and this year was no different. Most of them already know the kids by names.

Pongal is a harvest festival celebrated by Tamils and usually takes place in January. Part of our training includes exposing our students to local cultures and celebrations.

We conduct regular visits to local farms and the students enjoy these outings very much. For this trip to Uncle Rajoo’s Strawberry Farm in Kea Farm, transport was sponsored by Datin Aseema and meals by Uncle Rajoo himself.

Skills training are conducted daily except on the days outings are organised. They include training in fine and gross motor skills, daily living activity skills, self help skills, vocational and academic skills. The training would depend on each student’s needs and capabilities.

From time to time Datin Aseema would bring the students to her family’s tea estate at Bharat Tea Plantations for a break and they love such visits. Bharat Tea has been a staunch supporter of CHERISH and the run that we are organising in August this year to raise funds would be held here. Many…

Bocce is a game similar to lawn bowl except that it is usually played by people with special needs. The game is played with the players throwing the ball at a target on a grass surface. We usually bring them to small field near the school. On this occasion we were joined by Fabrizio Beladetti…