APPLYING “BRAIN TRAINING” TO REAL LIFE

Our students arrive with various cognitive and learning difficulties. Our dedicated team assesses each student to determine their needs while discovering their unique abilities. This thorough process lets us find the most effective, evidence-based learning approaches for each student.

Our “Brain Training” activities start in the classroom and continue throughout various real-life settings. These research-based techniques not only make learning easier, they also improve cognitive functioning.

Your child’s progress is monitored and discussed by the team weekly ensuring the appropriate interventions. We use the input of everyone working with your child to make the evaluation process highly effective. As your child gets better at learning, the confidence for tackling new concepts grows. Within time, your once struggling student has developed a passion for learning.

ANIMALS AND SKILL BUILDING

Anyone with a pet can attest to the special bonds one creates with animals. Our students often have a hard time relating to other people. We found when our students interact with trained therapy animals, they organically start developing skills that may be harder to teach in traditional settings. The results are nothing short of amazing!

Therapy animals give our students the opportunity to learn responsibility, empathy, and an appreciation for helping others. We give our students specific tasks with these therapy animals based on their individualized plan. As they help care for these animals, they gain new confidence. In addition, therapy animals provide comfort. The calming effect of being with animals helps our students work through trauma, anxiety, and communication issues.  

IMMEDIATE FEEDBACK TO REACH GOALS

Our students are paired with dedicated coaches helping them through every aspect of the day. When coaching is done properly, it creates an environment where students thrive from positive reinforcement and immediate feedback.

Chances are your child experienced countless moments when others pointed out your child was doing something wrong or bad. This type of reinforcement not only stunts a child’s willingness to learn, it tears away at his or her self-esteem.

We retrain our students by providing dedicated coaches focused on creating healthy positive change. Not only do they learn and generalize skills quicker, they also regain the self-confidence to bravely approach the path to independence.

GETTING OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE TO GROW

As we all know, there is only so much you can learn in a classroom. Personal growth often accelerates when challenged with activities outside the comfort zone. The scenic backdrop of our campus provides excellent opportunities for our students to experience nature and learn more about themselves.

We offer several engaging activities helping our students get out of their comfort zone to practice life skills they need for success. Trained therapists guide our students through adventure therapy and team building activities designed to foster communication, leadership, emotional resilience, and decision making skills.

These opportunities help our students develop skills while exposing them to new leisure experiences they could enjoy for a lifetime.

BUILDING CONFIDENCE & SUCCESS WITH POSITIVITY

Many of our students come to us well aware that something is wrong with them. They struggled in school, had issues at home, and didn’t make meaningful connections with peers. These experiences left them feeling like failures.

After all, who can feel confident when people are constantly pointing out the negative? We want our students to feel good about themselves. We believe they have unique skills and abilities they could share with the world. The best way to achieve this is by highlighting the daily successes they achieve while at our program.

When students struggle, we don’t make them feel bad about the situation. Instead, we approach it as a learning experience empowering them to find solutions preparing them for the future.