Friday Mar, 29 2024 03:45:44 AM

Hello Kitty-inspired room inspires pupils in Sultan Kudarat school

TOURISM • 11:15 AM Tue Aug 6, 2019
5
By: 
Roel Osano/Radyo/Bida Koronadal
The Hello Kitty inspired classroom of Ms. Cynthia Landia Galande of Esperanza Central School. (contributed photo)

ESPERANZA, Sultan Kudarat - People of all ages adore this character that has a special place in their hearts, Hello Kitty is now making a spotlight in a public school here as one teacher filled her classroom with this famous fictional Japanese cartoon character.

Students, visitors and netizens are in awe with the Hello Kitty-themed classroom of Cynthia Landia Galande of Esperanza Central School.

Galande’s wide array of Hello Kitty items such as chairs, toys, slippers, electric fans,tables,curtains, cabinets, trash can, water jug and many more adorned every corner of her classroom.

Hello Kitty cut-outs are hang from the ceiling and stuck to the walls, even the floor was covered with hello kitty character floor mat.

Galande said she decided to decorate her classroom this way because she wanted to make it conducive for learning and motivate her pupils with special needs to learn and enjoy school.

Galande, a teacher of Learners with Special Education Needs (LSEN)said: ”I am already a Hello Kitty collector, it was a coincidence that the name of our classes are cartoon characters so I choose Hello Kitty as the name of my section.”

Hello Kitty, a cartoon character whose likeness adorns hundreds of products for children and adults throughout the world.

Created in 1974 by the Japanese merchandising company Sanrio and known internationally as Hello Kitty, Kitty White is a small, round-faced, cartoon catlike girl with black eyes, a yellow nose, no mouth, and a red bow perched on her left ear.

Sanrio maintains that Hello Kitty is a girl and not a cat, although she displays feline characteristics such as pointed ears, whiskers, and a tail.(Roel P. Osano)

UK: Bangsamoro one of world’s few successful peace processes

MANILA – The United Kingdom has hailed the creation of the Bangsamoro region as one of the world’s few successful peace processes as it joined...

Antipas LGU releases official list of victims of highway mishap

OFFICIAL list of victims of March 25, 2024 vehicular accident involving passenger van and cargo truck. The list is from the local government of...

Cotabato Light announces April 6 power service interruption

Cotabato Light announcement:  To all our valued customers, please be informed of the scheduled power interruption affecting a portion of...

BARMM has new police regional director

CAMP SK PENDATUN, Maguindanao Norte - Police Brig. Gen. Prexy Dugas Tanggawohn was installed as new police regional director for the Bangsamoro...

BARMM, Inter-Agency Teams implement OPLAN HARABAS, nets 1 conductor positive for drug use

COTABATO CITY - The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in the Bangamoro Region and police units in the city conducted on Tuesday "Oplan Harabas" in a...