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Cheryl Hulteen

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 […]

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Mariachi at the Count Basie

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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OA Art Projects

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.

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World War II

By: Robert Scheiderman/ Instructional Paraprofessional  As the 2017 school year continues to dwindle down, Ocean Academy’s 11th grade finds themselves deeply enmeshed in studying World War II.  As part of Ocean Academy’s continuing effort to infuse the creative Arts into our curriculum, the 11th grade recently incorporated a collage project into their studies of World

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Wind Chimes

Mr. Berman, Elementary/Middle School Teacher   Mr Berman’s art infusion class just finished making their wind chimes. It took the class a few weeks but they are complete and making beautiful sounds outside in the world.  With just a few simple supplies (metal washers, wood, eye screws and fishing line) the students made wonderful presents

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Spring Break!

By: Heather Lacher, Instructional Paraprofessional  What better way to kick off Spring Break then a Easter Egg Hunt? The students enjoyed the afternoon searching the school grounds with all of their classmates for eggs filled with candy! Afterward, the students and staff enjoyed a delightful Easter meal together. It was an Egg-cellent day all around,

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