Who doesn’t love the Holidays?! No matter what you’re celebrating – Christmas, Hannukah, Winter Break, Solistice – it’s an exciting time of year. And there are so many great ways to create art that reflects that excitement! Not all of the special needs friends that attend our program enjoy the activities we bring each week. […]
Finding ourselves still inspired by nature, this week we took time to create Remembrance Day art with many different ways of making poppies. As we made our art, the volunteers and instructors talked about what Remembrance Day meant to each of us. Whether our families had been affected by the wars in Germany, Russia or […]
How else do you kick off a new season of art and making friends – leaves make the most sense to us! Beautifully coloured and abundantly available for free, leaves were the perfect addition to our first art group of the 2019/2020 season. With varying textures and shapes, hues and sizes, we collected bags of […]
STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS PARTICIPATE IN SPECIAL GIFTS THEATRE PERFORMANCE OF “ANNIE JR.” Source: Special Gifts Theatre Presents Annie Jr! – Deerfield Review […]
As our education system does not embrace differences, children who excel in other areas such as the visual and performing arts are marginalised. Imagine, then, how difficult it is for a child with special needs, a child who might not perform well academically but might be brilliant at something creative. Source: It’s okay to […]
Using creativity to unlock the development of children with special needs. Source: The Art of Special Needs | PARENTGUIDE News […]
A Saint John daycare operator says it’s devastating to turn away parents whose special needs children can’t go to school for more than an hour or two in the morning. Source: ‘Breaks my heart’: Daycare owner can’t take children cast out by their schools – New Brunswick – CBC News […]
By Cecilia Cruse, MS, OTR/L, Occupational Therapist and Subject Matter Expert for Abilitations® the Special Needs category of School Specialty. It takes extra planning, flexibility and creativity to make the arts accessible to students with disabilities. Here are some inspiring thoughts on why we should continue our mission to make art inclusive for all. […] […]
Special education is full of data and goals; “extras” such as fine or performing arts often fall by the wayside in the drive to achieve those goals. But more and more teachers, therapists and organizations are recognizing the fact that some students learn most effectively through the arts. The arts may offer a quantifiable strategy […]
The B.C. Parents of Special Needs Children organized a conference in Richmond to help parents share their stories, navigate the system and advocate for their children. Source: Frustrated parents of B.C. children with special needs get organized – British Columbia – CBC News […]
We know this is a tough reality and we want to be a part of change! Click on link below to view full news article. In B.C., it can be a challenge for a special needs kid to attend a full day of school. Source: In B.C., special needs kids are accessing school as little […]