By: Charla Cole, Instructional Paraprofessional/Substitute Teacher This year’s third annual graduation held at Ocean County College was another great success! The graduating class of 2017 was composed of seven seniors who were all inspiring examples of personal growth, accomplishment, and academic progress. As a colorful slideshow of candid photographs filled the screen, Mr. Corbett gave […]
By: Judith Crosta, Instructional Paraprofessional/Substitute Teacher “This is a day I will always remember,” remarked one student on his return journey back to Ocean Academy. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! Ocean Academy’s Third Annual Senior Trip, under the direction of Mr. Corbett, was a huge success. Arriving at Top Gun Paintball in Jackson NJ teams were chosen and
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By: Kathleen Caffee, Science Teacher Biology students were able to take to the Barnegat Bay in Berkeley Island County Park. They used their new seining skills in an effort to capture various organisms in the bay. They succeeded in capturing a comb jellies, northern pipefish, mud dog whelks, and many blue claw crabs. Some students
By: Cheryl Hulteen Ocean Academy gives place to space in the heart of learning, creating the individual, and yet combined creative learning ecosystem for every child they encounter. Knowing the ecosystem you are living in helps you know how, where and that you do belong. We are all looking for our place to reveal our best
By: Kelly Walsh, Board Certified Behavior Analyst The thought of keeping our kids busy over the ten week summer break can be overwhelming especially if our kids have emotional and/or developmental challenges. Some children can have anxiety over the thought of new experiences and change. Planning for summer break can reduce anxiety for students
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By: Thomas Goldberg, Instructional Paraprofessional/Substitute Teacher & Charla Cole, Instructional Paraprofessional/Substitute Teacher Ocean Academy went on another wonderful trip to the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, NJ. This time, students got to experience Mariachi Music. The genre and style of Mariachi music developed in the city of Jalisco, Mexico during the 19th century and
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By Kathy Greene, LCSW Director of Adult Residential and Outreach Services Dr.’s Renato and Priscilla Alberto have been longstanding members of our community. Throughout the years they have been extremely supportive in recognizing and understanding the needs of Ocean Mental Health Consumers. In the past 16 years, the Dr.s Alberto have assisted Ocean
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The annual Bright Harbor Spring Gift benefiting Ocean Mental Health Services (OceanMHS), was held at the Clarion Hotel in Toms River, NJ on May 4th had over 215 guests in attendance and raised almost $20,000 for the programs, services, individuals and families that are served by OceanMHS. This was a great turn out for
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#Bright HarborICare The Bright Harbor Foundation is made up of an all volunteer board of trustees working to raise awareness and funds in support of Ocean Mental Health Services, to build a stronger, happier, healthier community. Some of the services the Foundation has funded included: Pet Therapy Art Therapy Program Equine Therapy Food Pantry CREST
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By: Thomas Goldberg, Instructional Paraprofessional/Substitute Teacher Students have been working hard on a couple of art projects here at OA. The first involved the students drawing their hands in the shapes of letters from the American Sign Language alphabet. Students chose four to five letter words that have a positive meaning and resonated with them.
