Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Farm Camp Reflections to Keep us Warm
Our first week of Farm Camp in 2010 was from July 13th to July 15th. Our weekly theme was animals. Following is an excerpt from our weekly newsletter that week.
Enjoy the trip back to warmer days! ~ Posted by Stephanie Thompson, COTA/L, ACiM
From an Occupational Therapy perspective, our summer camp is full of opportunities for developing the skills needed for our "jobs of living". Not only is the fresh air wonderful to breathe, the sunshine (in limited quantities) fabulous to feel, and the slowing down of time a necessary need, the farm camp experience is filled with a variety of sensory opportunities that lead toward skill development. There is obvious visual input of new sights to be taken in and the auditory input of the birds, farm animals, and the music we will be making, the olfactory input from the smell of the skunk during yoga and the baby cows in their pens, the gustatory input of the healthy foods we will be eating for snack, in the vegetables and fruits we harvest and our weekly CSA share (especially the mustard greens), and the tactile input from the dirt, animals and plants we will be touching. In addition, the vestibular and proprioceptive senses help us to understand where our bodies are positioned in space, how they are moving, and at what rate. We will get this input by movement, heavy lifting, pushing, pulling when we do such things as play animal freeze tag, do yoga, pull weeds, make animals horns, and bake sweet bread. Efficient integration of all of these sensations is necessary for almost everything we do as it helps us understand our surroundings and ultimately leads to all sorts of functional interactions with the environment. - Allison E. Bembe OTR/L, Clinical Director - ACiM
To view more pictures of Farm Camp 2010 please go to our Facebook page by clicking on the Facebook link located on our home page.
Labels: ADHD, ADHD Support Group Upper Valley New Hampshire Vermont NH VT Occupational Therapy Pediatric, Coaching, Farm Camp, Motion, OT
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Hey Steph...
OH BOY! Sitting in this cold office I sure can imagine all this.
I think one of the things I noticed on the first day was the sweet smell of grassy fields as I laid back on my yoga mat.
I am so glad we're only a half a year away from doing it again. Thank you for the reminder!!! ~Terry
OH BOY! Sitting in this cold office I sure can imagine all this.
I think one of the things I noticed on the first day was the sweet smell of grassy fields as I laid back on my yoga mat.
I am so glad we're only a half a year away from doing it again. Thank you for the reminder!!! ~Terry
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