It has been an incredible start to the new school year. From the new facade of the building to the bustling of the classrooms, development is in full implementation! There is a tremendous amount of pride for our school and appreciation for all of our crew members for working together to get everything ready for our students.
Our focus for this year will be continuation of our research-based programming , expansion of community-based instruction(CBI), and further development of our school community relationships/partnerships.
Our new sensory panels in our younger classrooms are a big hit!!
Community-Based Instruction: Community Living
Our younger students took their first CBI community living trip to McDonald's. They worked on waiting, accepting no, ordering/purchasing, and appropriate peer interactions.
Community-Based Instruction: Career Exploration
Our students participating in work-based learning at Bubbakoos. Part of these experiences is understanding employee expectations, which includes when and how to appropriately take a break.
Community-Based Instruction: Recreation/Leisure
On September 13, the whole school was able to go on a Community-Based Instruction trip to Wolcott Park. Groups were rotated throughout the day and students had the option to utilize any of the park's amenities, including playground and swings, a covered pavilion for picnics, and basketball courts.
Turtleback Zoo
On September 19, we took our first field trip for the year to Turtleback Zoo. It was a gorgeous day!
Our E-Sports club advisor has been busy setting up our students. We now have two teams and all of our students are registered. We kicked off the new year on September 23 with a launch party. Our main focus is teamwork, communication, sportsmanship, problem solving, and time management. Go Shore Center Turtles!
Fulfill Greenhouse Visit
Eleven students from the Shore Center including our five Wingman leaders and four of RAA Wingman Leaders visited Fulfill for an introduction to the greenhouse. Students learned how to grow vegetables and plants while taking a tour of the Fulfill facility. Our greenhouse will now have a variety of vegetables and a mother of millions succulent growing. We can’t wait to see them blossom! It was pure joy to watch our students so engaged in this process!
Staff Professional Development
Our ongoing professional development for staff includes monthly ABA sessions focusing on evidence-based practices, CBI consultation with Nikki Pedersen, Rutgers BOGGS center training and consultation specialist, and Safety-Care maintenance training.
