M Kids Project

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M Kids Project

• Proposed aims of the M Kids Project
• Benefits migrant workers children and their
  families
• Provides an after school club where children can
  learn in a safe and supervised environment
• Is supported by dedicated local and expatriates
  volunteers
• Venue
• Located at the adjacent building to the church of
  Our Lady of Seven Sorrows at 1295 Yang Quan Road
• Organize all weekday activities within the church
  compound
• Overall project timeline start first session on
  May 14 and accumulate 5 months of experience by
  end Dec
• March Planning
• Recruitment of volunteers
• April Set up various sub-project groups and
  appoint leaders for each sub-group
• Training of volunteers
• Complete activities tool kits
• Upgrade venue and purchase all necessary
  equipments for activities
• May 14 Launch M Kids Project (after May 1 to 7
  holidays)
• End June Committee meeting to review progress
• July and Aug School holidays no activities
• Sept 1 Resume M Kids Project
• End Dec Committee meeting to evaluate project

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Outline of the Project Plan

• Administration
• Aims of the project to be agreed
• Profile of the target children to be identified
  and the children recruitment strategy
• Age? Gender? Income? Language skills?
• Number of children per session
• Volunteers to be recruited and assigned
  responsibilities as per interests expressed
• Activities leaders (creative activities games
  sports and etc) and group members
• Caretaker (include health and safety) Father Wei
  to nominate
• Resource organizers (work on the premise
  purchase equipment and etc)
• Venue to be confirmed
• Upgrading work needed on the venue eg add
  chairs and table and etc
• Equipment to be purchased eg board games books
  for the library and etc
• Materials to be used for the activities eg
  papers clothes and etc
• Behavior management
• Code of conduct between children and adults
• Proposed 3 basic and easy to understand rules
• Health and safety policies
• Legal implications
• Define boundaries such as time and space

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Proposed Structure of the Weekday Session

• Schedule for weekday classes
• Monday to Friday, 3.30pm to 5.30pm
• Daily schedule
• 3.30 to 4pm registration/snack time/talking time
• 4 to 4.45pm homework time (supervise all the
  kids to do their homework)
• 4.45 to 5.30pm fun time kids are allowed to
  choose to participate in any of the activities
  offered
• Weekly schedule
• Homework time daily basis
• Fun time activities - proposed 3 creative
  activities (mon, wed and fri) and 2 games (tue
  and thur) for each week need at least 1
  volunteer to run the activities
• - reading/watching TV/board games can be
  offered on a daily basis and 1 volunteer will be
  in charge little help is needed from the
  volunteer once it has been set up
• - sports to replace either 1 creative and/or
  game activities if we can find at least 2
  volunteers to monitor the session
• Choice of fun time activities more ideas needed
• Creative activities, including arts and crafts
• Games, eg charade aim to build character or
  raise awareness
• Sports, eg basket ball if we have more
  volunteers to help out
• Playing board games
• Watching educational TV programs
• Reading books in the mini library (to stock up
  with books)
• No of volunteers needed each day

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Weekly Timetable for the M Kids Club

Comments This structure is for discussion and
can be changed. Also it might have to be modified
through practice. Having TV on each session may
or may not be a good idea. Also some children may
have little homework or finish quickly.
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Proposed Creative Activities