One recent afternoon our Occupational Therapist, Marika Minczeski, made her way to one of our newer partnerships schools this year, One Purpose (a brand new pre-K, K, 1 school in San Francisco). Marika and our UE Coach/Academic Intervention Specialist Anne Shibley met to come up with some tier one OT interventions for One Purpose students. Marika and Anne started with classroom observations, ordered some OT supplies, and ultimately modeled to the entire OP staff how to use the sensory tools they ordered for the school. After their meeting, they continued to collaborate via email to brainstorm intervention ideas and strategies, and the results have been amazing.
| For one student in particular they scheduled daily body breaks (3-times a day) which were immediately embedded into his routine daily scheduled. He independently takes a hall pass to complete a body break, and then with the help of a school staff member, he'll do “bear claws”, “starfish”, or even “burrito wraps”. He takes full advantage of these break times and tools (he really enjoys the “starfish”!). He feels loved and supported and he seems to be gaining a larger understanding of his own body and needs. Even his friends join in on the sensory regulation fun! It's very inspiring to see how holistically student needs are being addressed in our programs and how a small bit of collaboration can go a long ways for the students we serve! |  |
Blog post written by:
Toshia Mears, Director of School Partnerships
Toshia Mears, Director of School Partnerships
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