CALENDAR OF EVENTS
October 3 Little Light House 45th Birthday 11 Volunteer Orientation : 12 p . m . 14 Mini-Laps 10 a . m . 20 Fall Break 24 Volunteer Orientation : 12 p . m . 25 Community Luncheon : 11:45 a . m . - 1 p . m .
November 9-10 Shining Light Conference 15 Volunteer Orientation : 12 p . m . 20-24 Thanksgiving Break 28 Volunteer Orientation : 12 p . m . 29 Community Luncheon : 11:45 a . m . - 1 p . m .
December 03 Volunteer Orientation : 12 p . m . 07 Family Christmas Party 14 Christmas Break Begins
January 03 Volunteer Orientation : 12 p . m . 09 Back to School 11 Volunteer Orienation : 12 p . m . 15 Martin Luther King Jr . Day- School Closed 23 Volunteer Orienation : 12 p . m . 24 Community Luncheon : 11:45 a . m . - 1 p . m .
A A B M C P C R B D P D S D M
By : Brittany Gartner DPT , Anne McCoy OT / L , and Jodi Howe OTR / L
In June , the Little Light House Therapy Team hosted its 2nd annual summer camp ! This year , summer camp focused on exploring the world God made with our bodies-- exploring sensory , visual and gross motor activities while focusing on the curriculum story of “ Jonah .” The campers used their listening ears to hear songs and stories about Jonah . They learned the importance of hearing and obeying God . Our underwater-themed camp was a fun and interactive way to a great week .
Many summer camps cost money , require travel , and sometimes , overnight stays . Knowing that many of our kids would not have the chance to participate in something like that , the Little Light House therapists wanted to bring camp to them ! Each class got to spend a whole day at camp , complete with a pizza party ! For snack times , we made an underwater graham cracker scene and went “ fishing ” with pretzels , blue icing and goldfish crackers .
Thanks to our many volunteers , the students received one-on-one help for each activity . Our gross motor activity had our
10 | THE BEACON campers go on a “ whale hunt ” where the students climbed through the belly of a whale and then “ swam ” safely to shore-- just like Jonah did in the Bible story . We used water tables to explore underwater sensory textures , sand tables to dig out treasures and light tables to play with jello resembling water ! We even made shaker bottles with sand and seashells and did a literacy activity with LAMP communication symbols to make a treasure map .
Our physical therapists , occupational therapists and vision therapist used creative ideas to teach about God ’ s Word and the importance of listening and obeying , all while singing songs and moving our bodies . Our camp included a “ beach ” area where we gathered for opening and closing circle , to sing songs and to watch our “ Going on a whale hunt ” video .
Our campers enjoyed their week and the therapists had a lot of fun , too ! There is no limit to how you can use your body to explore the world our great God has created ! He made it for us to enjoy and that was our main objective during Camp Explore . It was very clear that everyone enjoyed exploring new activities while learning about Jonah !