By; Megan McQueen/ Instructional Paraprofessional On Saturday September 9, the annual Hope Sheds Light Walk was held in Seaside Heights. Ocean Academy staff members took to the boardwalk to join close to 2,000 participants helping to raise awareness as well as educating the community on available resources towards addiction recovery. Staff members showed their support […]
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By: Heather Lacher, Instructional Paraprofessional Ocean Academy students got to experience a virtual 3-D show of space at the Ocean County College Planetarium . Throughout the live show the students learned about the Sun ant its motions, the moon, the Lunar phases, and the constellations, bright stars, and planets visible in the current sky. After
By: Eileen Catalano, History/English Teacher We are proud to announce that Mr. Corbett has received the 2017 Governor’s Award in Arts Education for his dedication to arts education at Ocean Academy. The Governor’s Award in Arts Education began in 1980 to promote awareness and appreciation of the arts, recognizing creativity, talent and leadership of the
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Program Overview The Stafford Township Police Department (STPD), located in Manahawkin, New Jersey in conjunction with Ocean Mental Health Services (OceanMHS) located in Bayville, New Jersey are partners in the On P.O.I.N.T. (Proactive Outreach In Needs and Treatment) program. On P.O.I.N.T. provides on-site social workers in the STPD two days per week. The program was
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Ocean Mental Health Services and Ocean Academy are committed
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By: Mr. Berman, Elementary Teacher The students at Ocean Academy had a great time visiting Jenkinson’s Aquarium at the Point Pleasant boardwalk. They especially enjoyed watching the penguins gather rocks for each other. They also liked watching the seal being fed and having his teeth brushed. Other highlights included the touch exhibit, where students were
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By: Charla Cole, Instructional Paraprofessional It was a cloudy and rainy day at Ocean Academy and we didn’t hold out much hope for our trip to Blackbeard’s Cave. Boy were we wrong! We took a chance anyway and trekked over to the park, where staff and students soon found we had the park all to
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By: Alyssa Saunders, School Social Worker and Alysha Simmons, Instructional Paraprofessional During Social Skills Mr. Berman’s class discussed the varying emotions we feel each day. Students also demonstrated the different facial expressions that portray these emotions. As a class the students further discussed how it is difficult to convey emotions through text message and how emojis
By John Condoleon “Mr. C.”, Instructional Paraprofessional During the extended school year program at Ocean Academy, the students have been learning different aspects of drama. From improvisation to stage work, students have been engaged and having fun learning about drama and what it has to offer! Drama and acting allow students to break out
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By: Thomas Goldberg, History Teacher Nothing says summertime like some fresh blueberries, and so off to the blueberry farm Ocean Academy went! It was certainly hot, but the freshly picked blueberries made it all worthwhile. Some students and staff could not resist temptation and even ate some blueberries while they were picking! Each student walked
