At the End-of-Year Student Awards Ceremonies every student receives a Certificate of Recognition highlighting their strengths and accomplishments, and receives a round of applause from schoolmates, family members and staff.
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Field Day is an annual event celebrating the end of the school year. It’s also a time when students can let loose and have fun with all their friends and schoolmates.
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Most people with autism think in pictures. They have a hard time finding words to express their thoughts, so they’ll internally visualize pictures to help them find the appropriate words. It’s as if they have a virtual Rolodex of pictures in their head and as they’re speaking they’re referencing those images and equating them to words.
Linden Grove School uses visual supports in a variety of ways.
For students who are less verbal, they are provided with visuals to help them communicate their needs and wants while helping them to build their internal Rolodex. For example, they may be provided with images to indicate if they prefer to go out to the playground or use an iPad during free time.
Visuals are also used to communicate school schedules and to illustrate steps in a task, whether a science experiment, a writing assignment, or a recipe for making breakfast sandwiches.
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Linden Grove School recognizes the value of extra-curricular activities in regard to exploring personal interests and developing new skills. Available options include swimming, Taekwondo, Lego™ Club, and the Dingoes scout group. NEW this year: Cooking at LGS and a Human-Animal-Intervention Program through the Cincinnati Zoo.
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Whether teaching about protons and neutrons or social, geographical and economic aspects of Ancient Egypt; LGS educators use academic instruction to help students increase their ability to maintain focus, organize materials, prioritize assignments, and more.
Specialized therapists and staff also work together to assist students in developing coping strategies to better manage stressors that can seem overwhelming. Social skills classes and extra-curricular activities encourage positive interactions among students both during and outside of school, often resulting in friendship that last through high school and into adult life. Most importantly, the LGS community helps students develop positive self-esteem and confidence to determine and pursue their personal goals and interests.
Specialized therapists and staff also work together to assist students in developing coping strategies to better manage stressors that can seem overwhelming. Social skills classes and extra-curricular activities encourage positive interactions among students both during and outside of school, often resulting in friendship that last through high school and into adult life.
Most importantly, the LGS community helps students develop positive self-esteem and confidence to determine and pursue their personal goals and interests.
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Sad, excited, nervous. Sad, excited, nervous. These are some of the feelings expressed by this year’s graduates as they prepare to leave LGS and transition to high school.
One of our graduates has been enrolled at LGS since Kindergarten; others have been at LGS less than two years. Their favorite subjects range from math and science, to reading and social studies.
The one thing they all have in common? They will miss their friends and the time spent together in fun class activities, on field trips, or simply playing cards.
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Exercise improves physical health, concentration and behavior among students and adults with autism — and those without. That’s why Linden Grove School is grateful to the Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon and Cincinnati Children’s for the “oink”remental Kids Marathon and 26th Mile Event.
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4-6 Team students recently had the opportunity to observe the butterfly life cycle up close. Ms. McGraw’s science class received a donated butterfly kit on April 10, and began learning about the fascinating caterpillar metamorphosis.
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It’s Earth Day! And what better way to inspire students to care for our natural environment than have them explore nature in their own yard and create unique works of art with very special paper?
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How can you imagine 4.6 billion years? And how does it compare with the length of time humans have been on the earth?
To gain a perspective of the scale of earth’s history, 6-8 team science students created geological timelines on the second and third floor hallways of the school building. In their timelines, one meter represents 100,000,000 years; so students measured off 46 meters for their 4.6 billion year timeline.
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