I got an invite for a Child Development Workshop from Ogalala System In Play a few weeks ago. I got an invite for their launch last year, but for some reasons I can’t remember, I didn’t even replied to the email! What was I thinking back then?! Naturally, I wouldn’t let this 2nd chance passed no. Kaso, I can’t join the event unless I can bring all my kids.. mabuti na lang they were OK with it and I got another event invite happening on the said date. The venue is close with Ogalala event venue din and I can bring my kids din! Coolness! OCD approved a day in the life of a mommy blogger! Yay! Sorry, I get high when things are in line with each other.. I believe in destiny!

Going back to the workshop, it was one of the most intellectually satisfying event I have attended. I really enjoy the event and learned so much!

Ogalala System In Play is a system developed by Internationale Globale Marques, Inc. (IGM) based on play and parenting insights wherein play products or educational toys are grouped together to develop the physical, intellectual, social & emotional skills of a child from birth to 12 years old. It is composed of eight (8) globally- known brands:

The Ogalala System in Play offers the right tools that we need to develop our children’s multiple intelligence making them Body Smart, People Smart and of course Brain Smart. The products and tools, are of course, can be bought at Ogalala online store or at Ogalala Flagship store located at L4 East Wing, Edsa Shangrila Plaza Mall.

The Ogalala Child Development Workshop was held at their flagship store. As I have mentioned earlier, I attended the event with 4 kids. I know they would’t get bored on this event, part of the program was free play around the store. In fact, my kids officially tagged Ogalala as their wonderland!

Kuya is busy tinkering the HOL Build your own Microscope while Marco’s busy trying to figure out how the Crayola Marker Airbrush Set works.

While Chico had a grand time making markers using Crayola Marker Maker (now he wants this one for Christmas! hahaha). Sati, on the other hand (and me too! hahaha) had a blast doodling using Crayola markers and crayons.

Obviously, I had fun during the free play. Actually, as soon as we entered Ogalala store and saw the Crayola, my heart jumped and go straight to the many many color selection! Nakakabaliw! Di ba nga I posted about the Pick Your Own Pack Crayola and how to avail it. Go check my blog post.

The workshop was conducted by teacher Maia, a professional educator with more than 12 years of experience on children’s development and assessment, special education, and multi-age program development for children.

The main idea of the workshop is teaching us the different kind if learners and how Ogalala can help us with the tools and toys they offer.

So why do we need to know what kind of learner is our child/ children? According to Teacher Maia, knowing what kind of learner your child is  will help us:

• Know how our child takes in information
• Know how we can best teach our child
• Select the appropriate materials for our child
• Make learning more enjoyable for our  child

The different kind of learners as discussed by Teacher Maia are:

• Auditory Learner learns through hearing.
• Visual Learner learns through seeing
• Kinaesthetic Learner learns through touch or hands on experience

Here are some example on what we can do for our learners:

Although I am already familiar with the types of learner, from this workshop, I finally confirmed what kind of learner my kids are. My oldest is visual and kineasthetic learner. I never really had a problem teaching him, his understanding is quite advanced for his age, in fact he’s the one to diagnosed himself as kineasthetic learner.

My 2nd child on the other hand was a bit of a problem to me. He’s top 2 on his class but at home, I always have a hard time teaching concepts to him. From the workshop, I realized that he’s a visual/ auditory learner. He’s more a visual though, but he needs both to learn. Iniisip ko kase what’s the difference between our house and the school eh.. then I realized that inside the classroom, the teacher writes at the blackboard while discussing. That’s what is missing here at home. He needs visual representation din aside from auditory.

My 3rd son seems like a visual learner. He can do his assignments on his own e. While Sati is auditory, she needs someone to talk to while doing her homework. She learns well when you discuss the idea to here.

It really is important to know what kind of learner the child is, lalo na during the early life. It makes learning fun kase and less stressful for the parents but the thing is, even though it is easier to stick on one learning style, we have to train them to learn using the other kinds of learning. That’s what I like most about Ogalala World, with their products, the learner is not confined on what kind of learner he or she is. With the products Ogalala offers, the learner can also develop other kinds of learning.

And what I LOVE most about Ogalala is how they stay true to their principle as they hand out our token for attending the event. They really observed the kids and assessed what kind of toys/ tools that is appropriate for them. We went home with Artec – HOL Ant World which was very appropriate for my tinker boys and Disney Frozen Coloring & Activity Book & Markers which is for my little girl talaga.

Indeed, Ogalala is a wonderland, not just for kids but for us parents! To give you an idea on why this is a wonderland to us nanays (except the crayola section ha! alam ko naman un lang ang iniisip nyo hahaha), here’s what Ogalala’s recommended toys for different learners, yes! They have it all on their store!

 

BONUS! BONUS! If you have a little girl, Ogalala’s flagship store is right next (almost) to Barbie Store in Shangrila 🙂