Fiscal Year 2016 has been another successful year for OceanMHS. Despite a multitude of challenges and difficulties our community mental health centers continue to face year after year in New Jersey and around the country, OceanMHS finished strong. As the largest community mental health center in Ocean County, OceanMHS continues to be a leader in […]
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This May OceanMHS and Bright Harbor are inviting our neighbors to get to know us a little better. With the help of the Greater Toms River Chamber of Commerce there will be two opportunities to help us spread the word about Mental Health Awareness Month! For more information or to register for either event please
By: Thomas Goldberg, Instructional Paraprofessional/Substitute Teacher The OA staff put together a surprise baby shower for Mr. Mitch, as he was soon to welcome a new member to his family. There was lots of cake to be had and presents to be given, but even more smiles and laughter. Little did the staff know that this
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By: Thomas Goldberg, Instructional Paraprofessional/Substitute Teacher Through their study of slavery in the United States, students learned that the modern-day banjo originated from an African instrument brought to the Americas during this horrific period in American history. Students learned that many historians now believe that the Akonting, a folk lute from Western Africa, is the African
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By: Dylan, OA Student Over the years many game devs have tried to reach an intriguing goal. To make the creatures that inhabit their virtual worlds seem like a natural part of it, like they’ve been a part of the world since it first began. And while many games have sadly failed to reach
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Animals as Healers By: Meghan Corrigan, LCSW The animal-human bond is depicted repeatedly throughout movies, television and the media. Just take a moment to think of a bond you may have with fur covered friend. The term furbaby seems common now, and is used to describe the parent-child relationship between person and animal. So why
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By: Claire Boren, Artist and Holocaust Survivor Visiting with the students and staff of Ocean Academy earlier this year was a truly amazing experience. In the hours I spent with the students, sharing my life experiences and art, I found their response to be very receptive and open. To get them talking and engaged, I
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By: Eileen Catalano, Teacher Recently the Bright Harbor Foundation held their first art show: The Art & Soul Exhibit and Brunch was a wonderful expression of the creativity and spirit of all of the individuals involved. We have already started planning next year’s exhibit and we know it will be bigger and better with even more
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By: Tom Goldberg; Instructional Paraprofessional/Substitute Teacher Students were taught how to draw a picture using one point perspective. One point perspective is “a drawing method that shows how things appear to get smaller as they get further away, converging towards a single ‘vanishing point’ on the horizon line”. Each student was given a piece of
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Art & Soul Exhibitors – Share Their Thoughts About Participating in The FIRST Bright Harbor Foundation Art Exhibit! Jeremy “My experience at the art show was amazing. I love to see people appreciating art the way I do. I am really gifted to have work presented in the community. I wouldn’t have been
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