Showing posts with label special needs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label special needs. Show all posts

Shoreline Special Needs PTSA - Demystifying DDA

Monday, November 14, 2016

Robin Tatsuda
Understanding the services and eligibility processes for the state’s Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) can feel overwhelming.

The Shoreline Special Needs PTSA November 15 meeting will feature Robin Tatsuda from The ARC of King County helping make sense of it all.

Networking and collaboration start at 6:30pm, followed by a brief business meeting at 7pm and then the presenter. Meetings adjourn by 8:30pm.

The meeting will be held in the Ballinger Room at the Shoreline Center, 18560 1st Ave. NE (same complex as school district offices and the Spartan Rec Center).

Anyone interested in the work of this chapter is invited to join.

We work to foster communication and collaboration among parents, students, teachers, schools and the community to support Shoreline School District students with special needs.

More info here and on Facebook


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Eastside CHADD meets Tuesday - the lure of high tech devices

Thursday, November 10, 2016

Hilarie Cash, PhD
Tuesday, November 15, 2016 – “Life In Front of the Screen” Speaker - Hilarie Cash, Ph.D. 

What is the lure of high tech devices? How do they affect child and teen brains? What role does screen time play in emotional regulation and social interactions?

Dr. Cash, author of Video Games and Your Kids: How Parents Stay in Control, specializes in working with individuals who “need their screen” time.

She was interviewed in the important movie, Screenagers, about the increasing need for parents and kids to set limits on screen time. This program is for parents, adults, and teens. Bring your questions.
Eastside CHADD, Tuesday, November 15, 2016, 7:00 - 9:00pm, doors open at 6:30pm. Please arrive early to volunteer. Eastside CHADD is an all-volunteer group. Support and information for families and individuals living with ADHD.

CHADD Members - Free; Non-Members: Suggested Donation - $5

Evergreen Healthcare (Formerly Evergreen Hospital Medical Center)
Surgery and Physicians Pavilion, 12040 NE 128th St, Kirkland 98034, Room TAN 101 (downstairs)



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Social Skills with a Musical Beat classes forming at Music Therapy studio

Friday, November 4, 2016

Social Skills with a Musical Beat classes forming at the Music Therapy Sno-King studio in Shoreline

This class, for children ages 2 through 5, begins on Friday, November 11th from 10 – 11am and will continue into the spring. Families with children on the autism spectrum will benefit from the social skills curriculum and families with typically developing children will have fun with musical instruments and song play!

The cost will be $5 per family per class, as it is mostly funded by a grant from Ben’s Fund – established in 2012 by John and Traci Schneider (Seahawks GM) in partnership with Families for Effective Autism Treatment of Washington to cover the costs associated with supporting children with autism to reach their full potential.

To enroll, contact the instructor, Wendy Zieve of Shoreline, a board-certified music therapist with 30+ years of experience facilitating music groups for persons of all ages with disabilities.



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Special needs prom in Shoreline - a starry night for special kids

Monday, March 21, 2016


Special Dreams for Special Kids, a local non-profit that reaches children and families with special needs, is hosting their 3rd annual Starry Night Prom on Saturday, April 2. This year's event will be held at Shorewood High School, but special education students from Ballard, North Seattle, Shoreline, Edmonds and Mountlake Terrace are invited. Over 60 students and 50 volunteers are expected this year.

For students and young adults with disabilities who might find the standard Prom difficult to attend because of the noise, the late hours and the lighting, this Prom offers a sensory-friendly atmosphere of fun for all. The highlight of the evening is the walk on the red carpet. This is their moment to be the King or Queen of Prom and strut their stuff.

Every kid gets red carpet treatment

Other highlights include a live DJ, a full buffet of snacks and beverages, tiaras and sashes, games, and a photo booth.

Here's what one parent, Jen Salvione, shared about the Prom:
Our son Nathan had the time of his life at the Starry Night Prom! It was such an amazing event. He was accompanied by two young adults who knew him well, so we, as his parents, were overjoyed that we could take pictures and "send him off" to prom without us (something we never dreamed of getting to experience)! Everything was so wonderfully planned and arranged to make every prom-goer feel like a king or queen! He loved every minute of it.

One of the high school volunteers from last year's event said,
We would rather go to this Prom than our own! It's much more fun and no pressure to have a date and all that.

Attendees from last year's Prom

In addition to Prom, Special Dreams hosts Respite Days to provide a break for parents and caregivers.

Organizer Michelle Tornetta says, "We believe in collaboration, so volunteers jumping in with the kids to experience the fun, is part of our plan. The joy spreads that way."


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Special Olympics invites basketball players

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Edmonds Independent Special Olympics is looking for athletes of all skill levels in the South Snohomish County area, ages 9 and above, to participate in the 2015-16 basketball season beginning December 5.

Practices are held 3-5pm, Saturdays, at Columbia Athletic Club in Everett; participation is free.

For more information contact Lisa at 425-345-8679 or Hector at 425-268-4706.



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King's High School Robotics team launches program for special needs students

Tuesday, December 1, 2015


King's High School Robotics team launches Unified Robotics: After school program introduces robotics, computer programming and engineering to students with special needs or intellectual disabilities.

The CyberKnights, King’s High School’s robotics team, is proud to announce the launch of their new program, Unified Robotics. The student-designed and implemented program is open to students with special needs and a variety of learning challenges. It’s the first of its kind and brings the world of STEM and robotics to high school students with special needs during a 6-week after school program.

The 6-week program model is currently being tested at Roosevelt High School with the goal to sustain and expand to other Seattle schools, so that the final week will include an inter-school competition in the future.

Already students from Ballard High School and Garfield High School are joining King’s and Roosevelt students in this inaugural season. The CyberKnights are documenting each step of the development of the program in order to create a teaching manual for other schools to start their own clubs.

“I am so proud of our students,” said Eric Rasmussen, King’s Schools Superintendent. “One of our goals at King’s is to inspire hearts and equip minds as we develop the leaders of the future. Seeing our robotics team step out and engage with their peers with special needs in this way demonstrates who we are.”



Here’s how Unified Robotics works:

  • Students from King’s robotics team (along with Unity Club volunteers from Garfield and Ballard High School) go to Roosevelt on Wednesday afternoons to work alongside students with a variety of skill levels to design and build robots in small teams of about four students using NXT kits made by LEGO.
  • Each team builds their own robot including designing, building and programming the bot.
  • In their ‘Season Finale,’ each team will present their robot and its features, and then compete in a friendlier version of Battle Bots.

“In only three weeks of participating in Unified Robotics, each member of my team has had a life-changing experience,” said Delaney Foster, CyberKnights CEO. 
“First, we learned ‘success’ has many different definitions. In our previous experiences, success only meant building the champion robot. This program is not only teaching the students with special needs robotics and engineering, it is teaching the robotics students about acceptance and success.”

Tom Ledcke, a teacher from Roosevelt High School, said this about the Cyberknights:
“The robotics team from King’s High School generously offered my students the opportunity to participate in the area of engineering and programming. This was presented in a fun and social setting. I appreciate the hands on approach and modifications that are made to suit the individuals' learning level. More importantly I am witnessing meaningful relationships developing as young people learn about each other’s lives.”

The CyberKnights seek to inspire an interest and passion for science and technology while preparing students to become industry leaders in tomorrow’s competitive global marketplace.

The King’s High School’s award-winning robotics program serves as an educational community within King’s Schools as well as FIRST ® Robotics. FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is an organization that seeks to further education in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields and provide an environment in which students can grow academically and acquire skills vital to their professional development such as an exceptional work ethic and problem-solving skills.

The CyberKnights serve as the founding team of King’s Robotics, a group of FIRST Robotics Competition, FIRST Tech Challenge, FIRST Lego League, and FIRST Lego League Jr. teams. In its endeavor to successfully embody FIRST values and goals, the CyberKnights seek to create a team culture that sustains their community for years to come. From team recruitment, developing student leaders, maintaining a gender-equal team, serving as FIRST ambassadors in outreach, collaborating with each other in a student-lead environment and asking corporations to support them as the next generation of leaders, the CyberKnights strive to be an organization of people impacting the world for FIRST.

Starting in 2009 in FIRST Tech Challenge with eight students, the CyberKnights have inspired over 10% of the K-12 students to participate in FIRST programs. CyberKnights Alumni have gone on to pursue fields in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), and return to invest in the program as mentors for the current team. The team continues to develop its members in leadership, collaboration, and communication skills.



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