Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) Faculty of Education, Department of Educational Sciences, Guidance and Counseling Program Students organised a series of activities in scope of the Community Services Course. The event aimed to instil love for animals and develop empathy skills in children. Gazi Primary School students were chosen to participate in the said activities.
40 Gazi Primary school students participated in the event that aims to develop their love for animals and also their social and empathy skills; significantly important for their social and emotional development.
The event, organised in scope of the Community Services Course instructed by EMU Faculty of Education, Department of Educational Sciences Faculty Member Münise Alibeyoğlu, took place at Mustafa Afşin Ersoy Hall. EMU Vice-Rector Prof. Dr. Sonuç Zorlu Oğurlu, EMU Faculty of Education, Department of Educational Sciences Chair Assoc. Prof. Dr. Canan Zeki, Gazi Primary School Principal Canev Aybenk and Gazi Primary School teachers attended the event.
During the event for creating awareness in primary school students for loving animals, crucial for developing social intelligence, EMU students wore animal costumes and prepared entertaining sketches for the children. The event included informative presentations about animals, videos promoting adoption instead of buying animals, short animations for empathising with animals, games for familiarising the children with animals and conversations about helping all living beings without discrimination. The primary school children were presented with snacks at the end of the event.
The event titled ‘Em-Paw-thy: A Cup of Love Saves Lives’, was organised by Faculty Member Munise Alibeyoğlu and EMU Faculty of Education, Guidance and Psychological Counseling Program final year students Türkey Çakmak, Buse Aygün, Sümeyra Kuzay, Burak Ağçakoca, Zeynep Deniz Yüksek, Mahmut Utku Subaşı, Orhan Çağlar Karaman, Nurbanu Kunt, Yusuf Kaan Demir, Ferhat Burak Yayla, Mehmet Necdet Zamkı and Hasan Basri Zamkı. With the project they prepared, the EMU students got the opportunity to practice their skills on primary school children about instilling love for animals and moral development.
