My IDEA: Inspiring Discovery to Empower Action

My IDEA: Inspiring Discovery to Empower Action: Person-Centered Planning at P.G. Chambers School By Jessica Simao, MOTR, ATP, Person-Centered Planning Coordinator “Nothing happens unless first a dream” – Carl Sandburg Times of transition are often filled with anxiety...
Middle School Cafe

Middle School Cafe

By Sarah Clark, OTR Our middle school students are discovering that planning a meal to share with friends and staff takes a lot of work! The Middle School Café at P.G. Chambers School is a weekly program that runs throughout the school year. At the beginning of each...
If You Give The Students A Garden…

If You Give The Students A Garden…

By Brittany Simms, M.S., OTR. If You Give The Students A Garden… …they will work on functional and academic skills while smiling ear to ear! This is the second summer that occupational therapists at P.G. Chambers School worked with the students to create...

Let’s Talk…AAC and more

Let’s Talk…AAC and more By Jennifer Jacobs, M.S., CCC-SLP “This I believe…” (This I Believe is a series done on Morning Edition on National Public Radio.) posted by Kate Ahern. I believe my students can. Can understand. Can learn. Can achieve. Can...

Middle School Engineering Project

By Sharodka Tofte P.G. Chambers School middle school students in Classes 9, 10, and 11 worked on several projects during their engineering unit that were both interesting and fun. Concepts in science and engineering came alive for the students through experiments that...

Another way to move and learn!

By Nancy Altshuler Did you know that it is possible to steer and propel a wheelchair with just one arm?  Some children have the ability to push a wheelchair with one arm, but not the other.  Wheelchairs can be set up with a double hoop on one side to allow full...