週四, 28 四月 2022 07:45

Guide Dog - 喜遇導盲犬

It’s always exciting to learn about animals. Whether its pets, wild animals, insects or animals that live in the ocean, these amazing creatures always bring a sense of happiness and interest to childhood learning.

But did you ever think that some animals are actually trained to “work” just like humans, not only to contribute to society, but to help humans in need, such as guide dogs who are specific types of service dogs, trained to assist people who are blind or have low vision. Guide dogs, are actually one of the most familiar sorts of working dogs, providing an invaluable service to humans.

 

As part of our “Animal Theme” our Senior Level classes were so lucky to meet two very special and unique guide dogs when they were visited by the Taiwan Guide Dog Association(台灣導盲犬協會). During this activity they learned exactly why this amazing association was established in 2002 and how dogs like Bobbie and Jungle make a big difference in the lives of the visually impaired, allowing the visually impaired to do things with greater speed and safety.


Through this wonderful activity, our students got the opportunity to interact with these special dogs and they also learned some very valuable facts about them, more specifically what people can and cannot do around them. Most importantly was learning, seeing and understanding how important and valuable teamwork is, whether between humans and dogs, or even friends in the classroom helping each other out. A big thank you to Taiwan Guide Dog Association for coming to visit us. We hope we can also spread more awareness to help all the dogs like Bobbie and Jungle.

 

「動物」永遠是孩子們最愛的話題,大班的孩子經歷小班及中班的學習加上生活上的體驗,除了認識動物之外,學習牠們與其他生物和生活環境間複雜的相互作用對孩子來說更是新奇有趣!跟孩子生活經驗最密切,人類最好的朋友–狗狗, 為了讓孩子們學習到更深入且加深教學,特邀請“台灣導盲犬協會”與導盲犬,讓孩子們深深體驗。


活動當天兩隻可愛的導盲犬Bobbie and Jungle靜靜地趴在講台旁等待。Bobbie已經訓練完成配戴導盲鞍的狗狗,而Jungle穿著訓練中紅色背心,還在學習如何為視障者提供幫助。首先先用影片與孩子們分享「導盲犬Pip」的勵志故事,接著利用照片和提問的方式講解導盲犬相關的知識、導盲犬怎麼幫助視障者,除了協助他們日常生活以外也可以給予他們心靈的陪伴,很開心2隻導盲犬Bobbie 跟 Jungle一起學習與示範。 假如有一天與導盲犬相遇,要記得遵守三不一問的原則 : 不餵食、不干擾、不拒絕、主動詢問。在整個活動過程中,導盲犬總是靜靜地等候指令,堅守自己的工作崗位,透過這次的體驗,孩子們都對導盲犬有更多的認識與了解,而這種真實接觸的感動,是讀再多教科書都體會不到的。看到孩子與導盲犬之間真誠的互動,內心總是充滿感動。

葳格國際學校賴厝校區幼兒部─Tr. Maggie

 

 

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