By: Teresa Salisbury/Educational Interpreter-Sign Language Interpreting Happy Birthday!! Students and staff surprised Mr. Corbett for his birthday! The students worked behind the scenes to create unique gifts. Conner entertained us with a rap he composed about Ocean Academy and Mr. Corbett. Bethanie and Zach C. used their artistic talents to create beautiful pictures of Mr. […]
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During our monthly in-service, the staff at Ocean Academy had the great pleasure of meeting Mrs. Cheryl Hulteen. She introduced the art of improvisation in which the basis of its language is “YES YES GOOD”. This stands for saying YES to the ideas and creativity of our coworkers, while making each other look GOOD! Mrs.
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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