More than a third of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
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Have you ever sat through an important meeting wearing an itchy sweater? How much information did you actually absorb? Were you focused and engaged? Students with sensory processing needs live with these challenges every day. Our project identifies these needs and helps these students through the use of a sensory garden. Sensory gardens for special needs students have been shown to benefit in numerous ways, some of these include the improvement of fine and gross motor skills. It also encourages communication and social skills amongst students. It Increases self‐esteem as well as promoting responsibility. Having a sensory garden stimulates sensory awareness, promotes “hands‐on” and “multi‐sensory” learning, and enhances creativity. For our students who can become overwhelmed with the demands of the school day, sensory gardens can help reduce stress, anxiety, and frustration and aid in the reduction of aggressive behaviors. Beyond the student’s sensorial needs, a sensory garden can provide opportunities for investigative learning in a non‐threatening environment that adapts to many types of curriculum. This approach helps enhance and support concepts taught in the classroom and creates common ground between students.
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Have you ever sat through an important meeting wearing an itchy sweater? How much information did you actually absorb? Were you focused and engaged? Students with sensory processing needs live with these challenges every day. Our project identifies these needs and helps these students through the use of a sensory garden. Sensory gardens for special needs students have been shown to benefit in numerous ways, some of these include the improvement of fine and gross motor skills. It also encourages communication and social skills amongst students. It Increases self‐esteem as well as promoting responsibility. Having a sensory garden stimulates sensory awareness, promotes “hands‐on” and “multi‐sensory” learning, and enhances creativity. For our students who can become overwhelmed with the demands of the school day, sensory gardens can help reduce stress, anxiety, and frustration and aid in the reduction of aggressive behaviors. Beyond the student’s sensorial needs, a sensory garden can provide opportunities for investigative learning in a non‐threatening environment that adapts to many types of curriculum. This approach helps enhance and support concepts taught in the classroom and creates common ground between students.