The Association for the Welfare of Children in Hospital. AWCH is a not-for-profit organisation that exists to promote the welfare of children, especially their emotional and social well-being within hospitals and other health care services.
The incursion is a great way to increase children’s knowledge and reduce their anxiety about hospitalisation and medical care, the Hospital Familiarisation Program (HFP) is offered to children from Kindy to Year 3 throughout the metropolitan area. The program employs and trains presenters with early childhood qualifications.
On Thursday, 12th September, an HFP presenter will visit our Kindy and Pre Primary classrooms for a two hour session consisting of :
- Interactive mat talk– the presenter has a wide range of medical equipment to demonstrate on our life sized doll.
- Film – called “Amelia Goes to Hospital” which further prepares children by following a young girl going to hospital for surgery. There are young children role-playing at being in hospital too.
- Role-Play– the children will have plenty of time to dress up in hospital uniforms and use medical equipment on our life sized doll. They can also have a turn on our wheel chair and crutches and play with our hospital play-sets and hospital puzzles and books.
Please let us know if your child has any particular fears about hospitalisation so the presenter can be better prepared.
Amanda Muniandy
Kindy Teacher
Rochelle Brush
Pre Primary Teacher