Milk - Mainly I Love Kids : Children support programmes

MILK, through programmes such as the Pathlight Bursary, Healthy Start, LIFE (Learning is Fun and Exciting) etc., helps children from disadvantaged homes gain access to early childhood education thus developing a learning foundation. It provides before and after school care and general educational assistance to kids from low-income families. 

Some of the Educational Support programmes are listed below:

•     Pathlight Bursary
•     Healthy Start
•     LIFE ( Learning is Fun & Exciting)

1) Pathlight Bursary

Pathlight School is the first autism-focused school offering the Singapore mainstream curriculum with special accommodations and support to students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Every year about 35 – 40% of the students in Pathlight School come from low-income families. MILK’s educational grant provides supplementary support to cover school transport, pocket money, uniforms, textbooks, stationery and enrichment programmes. 115 students were supported by the bursary in 2006.

Objectives:

• To enable autistic children
• To enable autistic children for better integration with mainstream community and reaching their maximum potential.

 Partner: PathlightSchool, Autism Resource Centre

 

2) Healthy Start

 Healthy Start Child Development Centre (CDC) is an important early intervention for developing a learning foundation through caring and warm interactions with their teachers and friends. The warm and secure environment challenges them to reach their potential. It has a capacity for 75 children though full-day or half-day childcare that prepares them for life-long learning while enabling their parents to work to improve their financial situation.

Objectives:

• To provide early childhood education, health and nutritional support to disadvantaged children.
•  To prepare a life-long learning foundation in a warm and nurturing environment.

Partner:   Beyond Social Services

 

3) LIFE (Learning Is Fun & Exciting)

LIFE is a basic literacy programme targeted at children from disadvantaged backgrounds who have no learning foundation, are below their reading age level and require guidance in their school work. These are children too far behind in their learning abilities to be helped by tuition or remedial lessons.

Guided by the learning corners concept, LIFE uses creative learning methods, which takes into consideration each child’s learning style and pace, to make learning fun and to motivate them for life-long learning. In 2006, 174 children were helped through the programme and given a fighting chance to further their education.

Objectives:

• To help disadvantaged children with learning difficulties learn.

• To provide a confidence-building and nurturing environment to support the learning of the children.

Partner:   Beyond Social Services

For more information about our organization, please contact us @ 62224123 or email us at info@milk.org.sg