MANILA, Philippines - Patricia Muñoz, seated (third from right) with co-facilitators Donna Lim and Raymond Lee and participants at the seminar on Creative Music, a Powerful Therapy Intervention for Children with Special Needs they conducted recently. Muñoz, a fully credentialed special education teacher in California, will also conduct the following seminars: How to Cope When Your Child or Student is Special on Dec. 5; Utilizing Instructional & Curricular Modifications for Special Needs Students in an Inclusion Program, Dec. 12; Utilizing Effective Strategies to Serve the Needs of Special Children, Dec. 19; Preparing an Effective Individualized Education Plan (IEP), a Vital Tool in the SPED Program, Jan. 9; and Implementing an Effective Inclusion Program for Children with Special Needs, Jan. 16.
Basic Sign Language Class will be conducted on Dec. 20 to 21, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Seminars and classes are held at Protege SPED Center: Unit F, third floor, 732 N.S. Amoranto St. (formerly Retiro) near cor. Sto. Domingo Ave., Sta. Mesa Heights, Quezon City. Tel. nos: 0918-3588855; 576-0869; 434-6064. Unless otherwise specified, seminar hours are from 9 a.m. to p.m. Registration starts at 8 a.m. Weekday classes on the above modules may be conducted as per arrangement. Protege offers tutorial lessons, therapy services, educational assessments and consultancy on setting up special education schools and programs. For details, call Protege or e-mail patmunoz2001@yahoo.com.