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Physical Play, Games and Student Engagement

by Kelly Farrell | Jan 5, 2024 | Educational Games, Healthy Living, Outdoor Education, Teaching

Engaging children with activities and games like ball games, marital arts, and water sports can be a helpful solution that keeps students healthy physically and can keep them more engaged in the classroom

World Mental Health Day 2021 | Making Mental Health a Priority

by Kelly Farrell | Oct 11, 2021 | Activities, Education, Healthy Living, Mindfulness, Parenting, School Life

World Mental Health Day is about raising awareness and educating the young minds of this globe about mental health issues and maintaining mental health.

Arts & Crafts: Sensory Bottles

by Kim Anh Vo | Mar 11, 2021 | Arts & Crafts

Sensory bottles are fantastic tools that can help calm a child because of the sensory input it provides by looking at the items inside flow or feeling the bottle’s weight. Children may expand and work on their language and social skills by communicating with others and describing their play experience. It is a great way for children to discover, be curious and explore sensory!

5 Tips to help make Virtual Learning a more positive experience

by Kelly Farrell | Jan 11, 2021 | Education, Parenting, Private Tutoring, Teaching

Having the whole family at home and trying to engage with virtual learning and work activities can be beyond frustrating. Keep in mind the following tips to help make the most of your at-home learning experience and help encourage more independent learning skills from your child.

COVID-19 Survival Guide For Teens

by Brittany Ashmeade | Oct 15, 2020 | Healthy Living, Parenting

As we all know, adjusting to life in a pandemic can be difficult. For teenagers, this can be especially difficult as summer events were cancelled and many students missed out on exciting milestones. These days, excitement and fun is hard to come by and social...

Childhood Anxiety: 5 Key Strategies to Help Children Cope

by Rebecca Reid | Apr 18, 2020 | Healthy Living, Mindfulness, Parenting, Resource Recommendations

Willow OT recaps the Childhood Anxiety: 5 Key Strategies to help children and teens cope – a webinar offered by the
Institute of Child Psychology.

Bridging the Gap with Virtual Classrooms and Online Learning

by Kelly Farrell | Apr 2, 2020 | Education, Private Tutoring, Programming, Teaching

COVID-19 has shut down school buildings around the world, but the teaching and learning goes on for students of Oak Learners. Children are naturally good at learning – it’s what they do from the moment they are born! Children learn language, culture, social norms,...