Training Volunteers for a Community Literacy and Numeracy Programme

“Earlier is not better. All children accomplish milestones in their own way, in their own time.” – Magda Gerber

Klover Asia achieved another milestone last August when we embarked on the first of a series of training workshops for volunteers of a local community literacy and numeracy project to support disadvantaged primary school children. 

Over 20 youth and adult volunteers participated in an interactive and hands-on 3-hour training which centred on the theme of “Understanding the Child as a Whole” – how the social contexts of children’s development intertwine with their learning and create a lasting impact.

The participants were put through a variety of instructional approaches e.g. lecture content, experiential activities and videos. To ensure the training content was relevant and applicable, the session also included realistic case studies and frequent discussion opportunities to surface and address challenges and questions which the volunteers have about volunteering.

This is the first of five training modules and we are certainly excited and extremely proud to be a part of this very meaningful initiative.

What Our Workshop Participants Thought About the Training

“Dr Tan is very experienced and she is very straightforward… which allows us to understand clearly what are some challenges we might face as volunteers.” – Vanessa Loke

“Concise and relevant in the context of volunteers with varying levels of training and experience… Easy to follow and process.” – Zachary Lim

“interactive, everyone got a chance to share their views and opinion; relevant, I am able to apply what I have learnt in this programme. very meaningful and applicable.” – Shaileen Ng

“Able to cover the challenges in the programme and provide solutions… Very helpful and a lot of learning” – Anne Valerio

“Found the theories shared useful. Very insightful.” – Jenny Liew

“Concise and to the point, using case studies to illustrate the application of the theories learnt. Interesting and applicable.” – Yeong Feng Ming

“Engaging, with interactive activities… It was quite meaningful and there was a lot of relevant advice shared.” – Asfar Alim

“The trainer is very experienced and shared a lot.” – Patricia Ong

“The instructor was also very knowledgeable and experienced and was able to get through the session while stimulating discussions… It was fun and interesting and informative.” – Ong Hui Lee Grace