This week, the students of The Lighthouse School started their hiking unit in P.E. This unit aims to teach them about different aspects of hiking- from the physical and emotional benefits to identifying plants and animals that live in the Ojai Valley and the surrounding areas. Today they tested their walking shoes by hiking up [Read More]
Field Trip to Boccali’s Pumpkin Patch!
Students of The Lighthouse School went to Boccali’s in Ojai to practice their Social Thinking topic of the week: being social detectives! The kids used their social smarts to detect the hidden rules of eating at a restaurant and then enjoyed some free time choosing their pumpkins in Boccali’s Pumpkin Patch. They were excellent social [Read More]
Halloween Tricks and Treats!
For Halloween this year, we had a spook-tacular celebration at our clinic with our current school students, their families and our staff. We learned about the history of carving pumpkins and decorated our own, enjoyed yummy homemade cupcakes and creepy looking treats made by staff and parents, and enjoyed one another’s company during this Halloween [Read More]
Lighthouse Staff at ‘Social Thinking’ Conference
At Lighthouse Learning Solutions, we are always looking for ways to integrate our understanding of different models and theories of education so that we can continue to improve our work and interactions with our students. In November, 4 of our staff attended a two-day conference with Michelle Garcia Winner, creator of ‘Social Thinking.’ From the [Read More]
A Day at the Santa Barbara Zoo!
One of the truly fun things we get to do here as part of the Lighthouse Learning School Program is take field trips! Last week we took our school students to the Santa Barbara Zoo. Not only did we hope they’d have fun, but we wanted to further their knowledge of different animals and their habitats. [Read More]
