7979爱陪读 只要你愿意 as long as you are willing

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​The viability of a Companionship Class cannot depend solely on student attendance. First of all, we need to assemble a team of people willing to serve the socially disadvantaged group. This is what Pr. Evelyn belief when she started Companionship Class in their community (Puchong Christian Alliance Center). Every member of the team, full-time or part-time, is expected by Pr. Evelyn to have burden for these children. Another teacher from Sabah, Qian Ni, also has a passion for the Companionship Class.

You Don't Have to Worry as Long as You Are Willing

You Don't Have to Worry as Long as You Are Willing

​Chien Nei, who once worked as teacher at day care center and tuition class, devoted a lot of energy to her family. When her daughter grew up, Chien Nei wanted to venture into what she really wanted to do, she began to explore those possibilities that she might undertake in the future, and asked God to open the way for her.
 
Having worked as a tuition teacher before, she has the burden for Companionship Class. In the midst of the pandemic, she watched a video of a Taiwanese institution that serves under privilege children. The Reverend said. "Don't worry, as long as you are willing, God will prepare resources for you." She took that message to heart and looked forward to one day being part of a Companionship Class. At first, she considered becoming a teacher at her relative’s church, which was preparing to start a Companionship Class. She pondered on the possibility of returning to Sabah for development.
 
Until one day, Chien Nei met a former colleague, Leh Hong, who attends Puchong Christian Alliance Center. After knowing Chien Nei’s desire, Leh Hong introduced her to Loving Companionship Class and gave her contact Pr. Evelyn. That night, Pr. Evelyn contacted her, she readily agreed, soon started to work at Loving Companionship Class (in January 2020); later, she stopped teaching for a while for some personal reason, in August 2022, she returned to Companionship Class, and became full-time staff in 2023.
 

Teacher Training Camp Teachers United in Heart

​Every year, 7979 will hold an annual UPC Teachers’ Training Camp to equip Companionship Class’s teachers. In 2022, when Chien Nei felt that she need to be upskilled, she came to aware of this training, henceforth, she and her four fellow workers of the church signed up for the camp which held in September 2022, during which she had the opportunity to meet other Companionship Class’s teachers.
 
"What touched me the most in the UPC Teachers’ Training Camp was that it allowed us to build good rapport with each other."  Teacher Chien Nei appreciated one of the aspects of the UPC Teachers’ Training Camp, is that it provides opportunity for fellow workers to share their genuine feelings and thoughts of serving in Companionship Class, including hardship stories. This session allowed the fellow workers to break barriers, heart to heart, hand in hand, cheering each other to move on. It was necessary to establish a good relationship between fellow workers so that they can easily coordinate with each other and build a strong team. She said, "If a Companionship Class has a strong team, I believe it can work well. Because all the teachers will be cooperative, and when there is a problem, they can talk it out instead of indulging in negative thoughts."
 
Chien Nei said that we should not regard teaching in Companionship Class as a job, it will absorb our energy. She encourages teachers to participate in UPC Teachers’ Training Camp, where they may find different answers or learn something new.

Learned and Applied

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"In my 30 years of teaching, I've never taught from a desk. It would be too boring." Teacher Chien Nei shared. In Loving Companionship Class, she applied what she has learned in various fields in the past to her Companionship Classes (implemented after discussing with other teachers), such as “Brain Gym”[1]. She felt the need to deal with the condition of students being force to sit for long period of time in a day, hence the teacher and students would do Brain Gym’s exercise for half an hour before class. "When students study the whole day, they will feel restless and start to grumble. So, when I enter the classroom, I don't teach them right away. You have to let them play first, make them happy. When they're happy, they will easily enter into a conducive mood for homework. "Office workers can't even immediately enter into their working mood upon entering office, let alone students.” She added.
 
Teacher Chien Nei was also grateful for her rich teaching experience, and now she can share the knowledge and experience she has learned in the past with other teachers to solve any problem in Companionship Class. In addition to applying what she has learned, she looks forward to build good relationships with every teacher so that they may build a strong team that able to serve together in Companionship Class.

As long as you are willing, God will provide resources for you. The door of Companionship Class’s teacher is open for you.
Please inquire our co-worker Choo Sow Yee, the PIC for 7979 Under Privilege Children Companionship Class (013-7917979).

[1] Brain Gym: also known as "Brain Gym", is created by the American educator Paul Dennison Ph.D., is a set of exercise to promote the integration of mind, body and brain of the whole person's development of a unique method. It is an "exercise-based" curriculum that leads to natural learning, promotes individual and group learning efficiency, physical and mental well-being, and self-realization. (Source: Brain Gym - Malaysian Education Kinesiology Face Book public homepage)

​一间陪读班能否维持运作，不能只仰赖于学生的出席率。首先，要召集一班愿意服务社会弱势群体的团队。这是陈雅蒂传道当初在社区推动爱心陪读班（宣道会蒲种堂）的信念。团队中的每个成员，无论是全职或兼职，雅蒂传道都希望他们对这些孩子抱有负担。另一位来自沙巴的千妮老师，亦对陪读班怀有热情。

你不用担心  只要你愿意

​曾就职于安亲班和补习班老师的千妮，为家庭付出许多精力。当女儿渐渐长大，千妮想做自己真正想做的事，开始摸索日后的出路，并求上帝为她开路。
 
由于当过补习老师，她对陪读班怀有负担。在疫情期间，她观看一部台湾一个专门服务弱势儿童机构的视频：牧师说：“你不用担心，只要你愿意，上帝必为你预备资源。”她把这句话放在心里，期盼有朝一日能参与陪读班事工。起先，她考虑要到亲戚教会担任陪读班老师，那间教会正准备开办陪读班。她思考是否要回沙巴发展。
 
直到某日，千妮遇到在宣道会蒲种堂聚会的前同事。丽芳知道她的意愿后，向她介绍爱心陪读班，并将她的联络方式交给雅蒂传道。当晚，雅蒂传道联系她，她爽快答应，不久就到爱心陪读班就职（2020年1月）；后来，因为私人因素，她暂停教课；2022年8月，她重返陪读班，便于2023年担任全职同工。

师资培训营  老师心连心

​每年，7979为了装备各陪读班的老师们，举办一年一度的师资培训营。2022年，千妮老师获悉此活动后，为了提升能力，她与教会四位同工报名参加当年9月的营会，在当中有机会认识其他的陪读班老师。
 
“师资培训营最让我感动的是，能让同工可以建立良好的关系。”千妮老师很欣赏师资培训营的环节之一：让陪读班同工有机会讲出服侍陪读班的真心话，包括辛酸史。这环节让同工们打破隔膜，心连心，手牵手，互相打气。同工之间需要建立很好的关系，才能轻易互相配搭，就能建立强大的团队。她说：“如果陪读班有一个强大的团队，我相信陪读班能好好运作。因为全部老师都可以配合，有问题就摊开来讲，不用自己执着。”
 
千妮表示，不要把陪读班视为一份工作，会显得疲惫。她鼓励老师参加师资培训营，或许他们可以在营会里找到不一样的答案，或者有其他的新收获。

活学活用

“教书三十年来，我从来不会坐在桌子旁边教书，那样很闷。”千妮老师分享。她在爱心陪读班把过去在不同领域上，学到的知识活用于陪读班（先与其他老师讨论后实行），例如“大脑操”（Brain Gym）[1]。她认为需要改善学生一整天坐着的情况，因此在教课前，老师与学生一起做半小时的大脑操。“学生一整天要念书，会埋怨。所以我一到课室，不会马上给他们上课。你要先给他们玩，让他们开心。当他们开心了，就容易进入状况，愿意做功课。”她说，上班族在开工前，都不能马上进入工作状况，何况是学生。
 
千妮老师也感恩，自己过去拥有丰富的教学经历，如今能将之前学到的知识和经历分享给其他老师，与他们一起改善陪读班的问题。除了学以致用，她期望与每位老师建立好关系，以建立强大的团队来服侍陪读班。

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[1] 健脑操：亦称“健脑操”，是由美国教育学家保罗·丹尼逊(Paul DennisonPh.D.)博士所创，是一套通过运动促进身心脑整合的全人发展的独特方法。它是一个"以运动为本"、引出自然学习，促进个人及团体学习效能提升、身心安康、自我实现的发展性课程。（出处：健脑操-马来西亚教育肌动学面子书公共主页）

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目录
7979爱陪读  与团队快乐前进
7979爱陪读  只要你愿意
7979爱陪读  成长的机会
7979动起来  新动态（2023年2023年3月至5月）
7979爱助人  你看见有人向你招手吗？
阿福漫画  保护我们的孩子
7979  活动预告版
大会一起7979  您生命中可否有这些朋友