The World Of Tzu Chi(Vol.128)

TZU CHI 128 39 Local News W ith schools closed during the Movement Control Order (MCO) period, many teachers grew concerned about their students’ learning and emotional well-being and started designing online programmes to maintain connection with their students and engage them with healthy contents. Teachers of Little Forest House were one such group. Over some three months, they held around 30 online sessions of art with story. These classes, made available to general public, proved to be nourishing to the students and healing for the parents. Grateful parents even contributed extra sums above the fees charged as a token of appreciation. Moved by such generosity and knowing about Tzu Chi’s “Kita1Keluarga” relief programme, Teacher Yap HoiYan, who is also a Tzu Chi volunteer, decided to initiate a “Family Fun Mandala Art” class to pass along the generosity. Ameaningful festive family activity On September 19, some 20 children and their parents gathered online for the “Family Fun Mandala Art” class, held in conjunction with the Mid-Autumn Festival. There were families from Ipoh and even as far as Japan! KL & Selangor 2020.09.19 By Yau Wai Leong Photograph by Ng Kok Hoong Finding Peace and Spreading Love in Art Session