2018

• March: Gardening - Nurturing Seeds of Hope by Josie Dimalanta Pangilinan with 14 participants

• April: International Dance Day by First Allegro Dance School with 47 participants

• May: Yoga for Kids & Parents by Olivia Yao with 11 participants

• May: SPED Intervention by Olivia Yao  with 15 individual consults and 11 follow-ups

• May: Magic Show by Magicians Foundation, Inc.  with 91 participants

• June: Dare2DREAM Camp by CISV Quezon City & Baguio City, Musikgarten, MAGFI, First Allegro Dance School, Kawiwit Storytelling Initiative  at Maryknoll Ecological Sanctuary with 213 participants

• June: Autism Works Open House with ASP National President Mona Veluz  with 5 interviewees

• July: National Children's Book Day with Ronald McDonald House of Charities, SPED-Wangal at Maryknoll Ecological Sanctuary with 97 participants

• July: Kids Play involving Rochelle Bakisan, Kawiwit Storytelling Initiative, First Allegro aDance School, Musikgarten at Maryknoll Ecological Sanctuary with 82 participants

• August : Pizza Chef Day at Amare La Cucina with 39 participants

• August: Functional Medicine Talk by Dr. Raymond Escalona of Life Science Institute with 29 attendees

• August: Dream Mandala Art Workshop at The Baguio Museum with 36 participants

• October: TheraFree with CommuniCare servicing 16 children for OT & Speech Screening

• October: Qi Sensory Behavior Detective & My Name is Trauma Workshops by Jon-Jon Rivero, OT (C), Certified Trauma Specialist with 83 participants

• October: DREAM’s 15th Anniversary - Fashion Show, Benefit Dinner & Concert at Hill Station with 107 attendees

• December: Santa's Little Elves Christmas Party with 101 attendees

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2017

• February: Conducted specialized multi-sensory hand coordination clinics through localized paper folding and origami art workshops.

• March: Magic Show

• April: Managed the interactive Pet Encounter Program, utilizing safe contact with small animals to evaluate sensory gating and empathy thresholds & Art Workshop

• April-May: Free Ballet Workshop

• June: Parent Sharing Autism Help The Son Rise Program 

• June: Rolled out targeted parent coaching circles focused on Child-Led Play and home behavioural modifications.

• July: National Children's Book Day held simultaneously in Greenbelt, Makati and DREAM Baguio with partner organizations Philippine Pediatric Society, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Adarna Publishing House and the Children’s International Step Up delegates from Brazil, Colombia, France, Italy, Norway, Philippines, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey. 

• August: Parenting Festival @Shang 

• September: Best Buddies Philippines & DREAM Programs

• September: Art Workshop with ABS CBN’s MAGTV Na, Atin ‘to!

• October: Behavior Management Training

• December: Hosted the Maui Christmas Ball, with 100 attendees, celebrating a landmark milestone of over 11,000 exceptional children assisted up to that year.

• December: ABS-CBN Station ID features DREAM kids

 

2003-2016: The Historical Foundation Era 

 

• During this foundational timeline, the center operated its traditional, intensive multi-disciplinary therapeutic footprint at the Baguio Pines City Lions Club, establishing Northern Luzon's first core pediatric infrastructure.

 

2015-2016: Subsidized Interventions & Care

 

• Ongoing: Partnered with national cultural and philanthropic groups to ensure individual clinical costs remained heavily subsidized for low-income households.

 

2016

• January 23: Money Management 101 with Sun Life Financial

• February 5: Arts and Entertainment

• February 13: Oral Health Program

• March 19: All About Organics - Organic Food Seminar

• April: Celebrating Autism Awareness

• April 2: Dinner for A Cause with the Manila Symphony Orchestra

• April 30: Tie Dye Workshop

• August 28: Understanding Down Syndrome - Outreach Program

• August 31: TV Patrol Features Down Syndrome Seminar in DREAM

• September 15: NMK Features DREAM for Cerebral Palsy Awareness Week

• October 1: Art Workshop

• October 15, 22, 29: Painting Galore 

• November 19: Mindful Minutes Workshop

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2015

• January: Art Workshop

• February: Applied Behavior Analysis Seminar

• February: Once Upon A Story

• February: Applied Behavioral Analysis Seminar

• February: Valentine Arts and Crafts

• March: Easter Arts Painting & Coloring

• March: Goût de France 1,000 chefs, 1,000 menus on 5 continents at Café Adriana

• April 11: Zumba with Nette Visperas-Delanela

• April 25: Tie Dyeing & Basic Guitar

• May: May Specials at Capital Commons

• May: Gluten Free Casein Free Discussion

• May 23: Kid’s Ballet - Beginner Ballet

• June: Parenting and Teaching Tips

• June: June Specials at Guevarra’s

• June 20: Behavioral Management Training on Children with Autism

• June 27: Dream Catcher Making; Jewelry & Necklace Making

• July: July Specials at CAV

• August 13: Bar & Bistro Supports Special Education

• August 29: Still Life, Flower Pot Painting & Planting with Baguio Arts Guild

• September 11: Sensational September

• September 30: Cerebral Palsy Awareness - Oral Health Program

• October: October Specials at Cyma, Green Pastures, Aracama

• October 6: Financial Wellness

• October 10: Finger Painting - Let you fingers work wonders

• October 10: Paper Mache

• October 24: Managing Children's Behavior  

• October 31: Kindermusik in DREAM

• October 28: Happy 12th Birthday DREAM

• November 7: Extra Special Art with Coffee Grounds

• November 25: 12 Years with 12 Chefs The Goose Station

• December 6: Let’s Party

 

2012-2014: Legislative Advocacy & International Acclaim

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• Throughout 2012: Partnered with Baguio City local governance to outline, write, and push for city ordinances protecting PWD rights. Formally recognized internationally in Singapore, receiving the SENIA International (Special Education Network & Inclusion Association) Honorary Certificate for Advocacy.

 

2014

• February: DREAM was formally recognized internationally in Singapore, receiving the SENIA International (Special Education Network & Inclusion Association) Honorary Certificate for Advocacy. ​It recognized the foundation’s strong, impactful voice and community-driven initiatives in special needs advocacy throughout the region.

• March: Solar Daybreak Interview

• April: Art Workshops

• May: Fun and Fit Yoga and Ballet in DREAM

 

2013

• January: iSee, iFollow, iDo

• February: iPlay, iEnjoy, iLearn, iSpeak

• March: iAct

• April: iDance workshop

• May: Parents as Communication Partners

• May: iYoga

• July: Milestones in A Baby’s Development

• August: Kindermusik

• October: Happy 10th Birthday DREAM

• November: National Reading Month Celebration

• November: DREAM/Balikbayan Interviews

• November: DREAM - A Decade of Service

• December: An Enchanted Christmas at DREAM

 

2012

• January: Autism Consciousness Week Launch at Baguio City Hall

• January: iWrite, iSpeak, iAct for A Change

• February: Applied Behavior Analysis Seminar

• February: National Wear Red Day

• February: Once upon a story

• February: Valentine Arts and Crafts

• February: Heaven’s Very Special Child

• February: 11 Tips for Parenting Kids with ADHD

• March: Easter Arts

• March: Brain Awareness Week

• March: Goût de France

• March: Light it Up Blue!

• March: United Nations Marks World Down Syndrome Day

• March: We Can Build A Better World!

• March: Autism Poem: I am Ethan

• March: Towards a “Scream-Free’ Home

• April: Free Arts and Music Classes

• April: Exercise time this April

• April: Free Lecture & Speech Assessment/Evaluation

• April: Have Fun in the Sun

• April: No Love Like A Mother’s Love!

• April: Role of Occupational Therapy in Speech Development

• April: iBelieve, iHope, iInspire

• May: Beginner Ballet

• May: Dear Teach - Bullying

• May: Parenting Tips for Teachers

• May: iCare Going Organic

• May: First Organic Market for DREAM

• May: Persons With Disabilities Identification Card 

• June: Art Works

• June: Tula Alay Sa Minamahal

• June: Your Child is “In There”

• June: Special Children Need Very Special Parents

• June: Child Vision Awareness Month

• July: National Make A Difference to A Child Month

• August: Art This August

• August: DREAM Featured in PAL Philippine Air Lines Mabuhay Magazine

• August: The Gifted Dr D and the PPS (Philippine Pediatric Society) Total Family Health Care Expo

• September: Cerebral Palsy awareness

• September 2 : The Philippine Star Nurturing the Filipino Child (photo of Dr. Francos Dimalanta) 

• October: Food fest

• October: Kindermusik in DREAM

• October: Managing Children's Behavior

• October: Let you fingers work wonders

• October: Happy 12th Birthday DREAM

• November:  Let’s Party

• November: Extra Special Art

• December: DREAM Realized: Showcase by Manila Standard

• December: Philippine Daily Inquirer features DREAM

 

2009-2011: Mainstreaming & Systems Auditing:

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• First Quarter: Formalized "School Readiness Evaluations" for children prepping for standard kindergarten inclusion. 

• Mid-Year: Partnered with local IT students to develop a secure, digital internal archive database for tracking historical patient milestones.

 

2011

• January: Healing Wonders of Colostrum Seminar

• February: Team Logan Ran for DREAM

• March: Art Classes

• April: Summer Fun Sports Therapy

• May: Dance Aerobics at DREAM

• June: Speech, Occupational, Physical Therapy & SPED at DREAM

• July: Workshop on Autism by DREAM

• October: iServe Free therapy

• December: DREAM Donates to Sunflower Children’s Center Through iShare Project

• December: 12 days of Christmas in John Hay

 

2010

• February: Concert for DREAM 

• May: DREAM offers free therapy

• July 11: Baguio Midland Courier Dance Therapy for Special Kids slated page 14 and 36, Calendar  A Child’s DREAM Foundation, Inc. offers “Dance Is Fun!” a dance and movement class for special children at Pines City Lion’s club, Gov. Pack Road, Baguio City 

• August 10: Baguio Sun Star Top Stories Photo - A Child’s DREAM donation to SPED Center Baguio - DREAM shares with SPED Center Baguio, page 14

• August 31: Baguio Sun Star A Child’s DREAM Celebrates Baguio Day with “A Day in a Life of a Special Child”

• November: Parents Congress

 

2009

• January: Shares school supplies with 700+ San Vicente Elementary School students

• January: Walks for Autism

• February: Celebrates Baguio City’s Centennial & Panagbenga 2009 by organizing Storytelling Workshops with Manolo Silayan (Director of Alitaptap Storytellers, Philippines) & Irene Salomon, (Trainor/Consultant for Schools, Special Education Teacher & Founder of the Advocacy to Access Literacy in the Philippines) for 50+ school administrators, teachers, parents, students at the Baguio Mt. Province Museum at Gov. Pack Road. Baguio Midland Courier, February 22, Children Invited to  Join Workshop on Story Telling, by Chinee Palatino, page 18; and Baguio Centennial Updates, by Geronimo Evangelista page 5 and page 40 Meanwhile the public is invited to a story telling session…

• April 26 - Baguio Midland Courier, Creative Arts Clinic for special kids to be held page 16 and 35.

• May: Conducted Baguio’s 1st Creative Arts workshop for Exceptional Children “ Searching rainbows…Catching DREAMS”, with the University of the Philippines  Baguio Department of Communication - Arts & Crafts for Exceptional Children, Kiddie Broadcasting, Cooking & Baking for 30+ exceptional children for Baguio’s Centennial celebration at DREAM clinic at 21 DPS Compound, Upper Session Road.

• May: Started to “go green” & cared for families by sending parents of special children to the Jaime V. Ongpin Foundation’s Organic Orientation Seminar/Workshop featuring advantages of organic vegetables, fruits, food nutrients, preparation & farming in La Trinidad.

• June : Treated special children with needed behavioral & developmental medical assessments, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy year round  at 21 DPS Compound, Upper Session Road, with GMA Foundation Inc. Special Coverage by GMA TV News.

• July : Educated 150+ school administrators, teachers, therapists & parents  on Dr. Mel Levine’s “All Kinds of Minds” Lecture Series in Manila, with New York based speaker Anne Marie Dimalanta at Alternative Resources-Phils, Quezon City, U-View Theater in Fully Booked at Bonifacio HIgh Street, Taguig, Greenmeadows Learning Center, Quezon City,  and co-lecturer Dr. Francis Dimalanta on The Challenges Confronting Early Learners. 

• August: Hosted a party for 30+ special children & their families with Operation Big Brother Foundation of the University of the Philippines Beta Sigma Fraternity, Baguio Chapter at the Pines City Lions Club Bldg., Gov. Pack Road. Baguio Midland Courier August 16, City pedia rehab center for special kids sets Sept event page 20 and 34. Baguio Midland Courier August 30 - Calendar September 3-5 Links of Love a Caring community art & photo exhibit, parenting seminar, art workshop and early intervention seminar at the Lions Club International Foundation CLubhouse. The art and photo exhibit will be transferred to SM City Baguio Event Center on September 7 and 8. 

• September: Launched Links of Love: A Caring Community, a week long event series on children with special needs in line with Baguio’s Centenary. Featured “Simplicity of Happiness” Art Exhibit by Clarissa Ortiz & Paolo Canivel with 800+ viewers at the  SM Event Center, Baguio. Presented Alternative Music & Art Therapies for 40+ families of children with disabilities with Stanford University’s Jemianne Bautista & Dr. Francis Xavier Dimalanta. Offered Parenting for Special Children Seminar for 20+ parents by Gene Banta & Malu Ortiz. Conducted Early Intervention Seminar for 20+ parents by the Down Syndrome Association of the Philippines at Pines City Lion’s Club Bldg., Gov. Pack Road. Baguio MIdland Courier, September 6 Child’s Dream Foundation reaches out to special kids by Jedidah Q. Regacho 

• October: Yoga for DREAM

• November: Presented Balikbayans Care workshop for children with special needs, in line with Baguio’s Centennial theme Fostering A Culture of Caring. Canadian balikbayans facilitated clinical workshops, shared research & knowledge on therapeutic philosophies used in North America, Europe & Australia with 50+ children with special needs, parents, families, clinicians, therapists, teachers, caregivers. Speakers : Balikbayan Project 2009 Founder Jonathan Rivero, an Occupational Therapist/Behavioral Consultant/Martial Arts Instructor, an accredited Triple P (Positive Parenting Program) Workshop Facilitator; Ryan Recuenco, with a Master’s Degree in Adapted Physical Activity, a certified Exercise Physiologist, & registered Kinesthesiologist, specializing in pediatrics; & Bernie Hernando (film maker-videographer) who documented the Canadian Balikbayan Program’s experience to help spread awareness to other organizations, cultures, families in Canada at the Pines City Lion’s Club Bldg., Gov. Pack Road. 

• December: Held a Christmas Party for 100+ special children & their families at DREAM Clinic at 21 DPS compound, Upper Session Road.

 

2006 - 2008 Kinesthetic Art & Movement :

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• Summer Months (Recurring): Pioneered the intensive 12-week A Child's DREAM... To Dance! ballet and movement therapy programs with University of the Philippines

• Ongoing: Sponsored mandatory continuing education modules for staff; aligned clinical intakes with provincial transit routes to accommodate rural caseload shifts.

 

2008

• February: Cerebral Palsy: A Story of Hope - 50 Years of Hope, a book co-authored by Dr. Francis Xavier Dimalanta and Mita Angela Dimalanta, creates awareness for cerebral palsy. By chronicling the stories of 10 people with CP who have surmounted the trials brought about by their condition, the book is a testament to the power of determination and optimism, with the Philippine Cerebral Palsy Inc.

 

2006

• July: Antonia takes Visual test at 1 year old

 

2005 Peer Group Therapy Rollout :

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• January - March: Launched structured "Group Therapy Blocks" to observe peer sharing, socialization, and play milestones.​

• June - August: Deployed classroom integration checklists to help public educators minimize sensory triggers in traditional schools.​

• September - December: Hosted Overcoming Autism community seminars to train local barangay healthcare workers.

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2004 Therapeutic Routine Standardization:

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• First Quarter: Locked in structured weekly clinical scheduling blocks for Speech-Language, Occupational, and Physical therapies.

• Mid-Year: Implemented monthly multidisciplinary team reviews where case files were cross-analyzed collectively by therapists.

• Fourth Quarter: Organized the region's earliest informal parent-to-parent sharing and coping support circles.

 

2003 Clinical Inception :

 

• January 3 - The Philippine Star Section B-3, YS, Modern Day Santa Claus by Paulo Rafael T. Subido (Perfectly Perplexed)​

• July-August-September : Completed specialized clinic infrastructure featuring custom observation rooms with one-way mirrors.​

• October 28 : Dr. Francis Xavier Dimalanta initiated the center's first official developmental and behavioral pediatrician assessments. A Child’s DREAM Foundation Inc. registered with the Securities & Exchange Commission. ​

• November - December: Rolled out early home-program intervention models for families traveling from rural provinces  (Benguet, La Union, Pangasinan).