The world is our classroom.
A Day at the WELL
Because we care about all the domains of development (spiritual, socioemotional, cognitive, linguistic, and physical), we offer a variety of learning opportunities. Our goal is that our activities are communicated / delivered in a meaningful way with as much multisensory (sight, sound, smell, touch, and taste) integration as possible considering the multiple intelligences (Gardner) of our learners. We also welcome and embrace their engagement at whatever skill level and sensory diet with which they are most comfortable.
Music and Movement
We start our day by waking up our joints and muscles through brushing, joint compressions, and ball bouncing for body awareness and a sensory diet.
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Photo: Brushing time
Praise Break
Praise break is a time to sing, dance, and thank God for His goodness! We know that happiness and joy are optimal contexts for learning. Furthermore, gross motor (big muscles) movement contributes to enhanced cognitive function and brain plasticity, other essential ingredients for learning.
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Photo: Including gestures with our dancing.
Word Tremble
Isaiah 66:2 tells us that the Lord looks favorably on the person who is humble, submissive in spirit, and trembles at His word. This is why our Scripture time is called "Word Tremble". We hear the truths of Scripture, meditate on them, and consider how they relate to our lives.
Photo: Learning about our gifts and talents.
Flow
Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi coined the term 'Flow' in 2008. Flow is the balance between challenge and skill. When a learner is experiencing flow, the activity with which he/she is focused on and engaged becomes prolonged enjoyment. Our goal is for our learners to experience flow during individualized instruction / literacy time.
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Photo: One-on-one tailored to the learner.
Art
Creativity is a gift which all our learners have. They come to recognize this gift once they arrive at a place where they feel safe, loved, and accepted. We strive to provide such a place. Art is a time when we see more of who they are. We applaud their talents and abilities!
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Photo: Our learner wants to have a restaurant one day. Here he's making a hamburger.
Field Trips
Our field trips / community outings are other opportunities for our learner to interact with the world surrounded by people who care and support them.
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Photo: One of our learner's family members was teaching us the art of fishing. We appreciate our learners' families!
The potential for activities is limitless!
With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. Isaiah 12:3