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Snapshots Pictured below are some OT items received through the Courageous Steps program
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Dolphin wrap weight Connor Archer presents educators with funding to help their students. Senso-Band Wearable Fidget
With the mission to raise awareness of
developmental challenges for children and young adults, the Courageous Steps Project helps educators fund projects or supplies needed to enhance student success in school and in life. Founded by Connor Archer who was diagnosed with Autism at the age of three, Courageous Steps wanted to give back to the educators who helped him along the way. “Many professionals said that I would never talk, but today, I can, and I am continuing to make a difference for those who cannot speak,” said Archer who not only graduated high school but founded Courageous Steps when he was a student.
Seating Therapy Discs
Tactile Sensory Balls 4-pack
Since 2014, the Project has raised more than $30,000 for more than 25 programs in Eastern Maine, doing everything from donating boxes of school supplies to fulfilling wish lists of educators. “I could not be happier with how students are using the items purchased through the kindness of the Courageous Steps Project. Each item, in one way or another, increases a student’s ability to focus more, which is a very good thing. More focus means fewer disruptions and fewer distractions, as well as promote self-regulation,” said Christian Koelbl a teacher in RSU 25 at the G Herbert Jewett School. Projects are funded through donations and fundraisers, which are on-going. For more information about the Courageous Steps Project and how it can help your students, visit: thecourageousstepsproject.org
I incorporate occupational therapy into my classroom and asked if I could have some funding to purchase some more O.T. items. I ended up receiving a $300 grant, which is more than half of my classroom budget, to help my students.
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Christian Koelbl Teacher, G Herbert Jewett School 8
Maine Educator • September 2017
Forearm "Sleeve Weight"
Autism Pressure Vest - Compression Vest
Visit maineea.org to check out links to the products listed.
