Learning for Life

There are lots of benefits of the human-animal bond… 🐴 Improved physical and mental health 🐴Reduces stress and anxiety 🐴Promotes communication 🐴 Improves self esteem and confidence 🐴 Positively impacts social skills 🐴 Non judgemental #equinetherapy #wearederwen

Learning for Life students had fun exploring @performingarts_dc wardrobe space. They chose their own outfits and performed a routine. #learningforlife #communication #confidencebuilding #wearederwen

This is Ellie who enjoys time in the swimming pool to help her relax. Ellie also takes part in exercises to support strength and flexibility, increase stamina and improve her balance and posture, all while working within a stimulating environment. #swimming #wellbeing

It’s not all about grooming and spending time with the horses at Partners in Equine! Tash and Thomas worked hard at mucking out the stable. #equinetherapy #horses #therapy #skills #holistic #benefits

We are so pleased to introduce equine therapy back into our curriculum! Casey and her gorgeous horses at Partners in Equine offer horse centred experiential learning sessions in a safe, non judgmental and therapeutic environment! #equinetherapy #skills

Happy New Year to all our students and their families, and all our wonderful followers! Spring term… let’s go! #learning #developing #makingmemories #collegelife #startofterm

More creative decorations to add to our very Christmassy learning environment! #celebrations #christmas #creativeskills #learningforlife #wearederwen

Getting our Christmas creative skills on! Making lots of decorations for our displays! #welovechristmas #learningtolearn #softerskills #wearederwen

Thomas, Chloe and Morgan took part in a sorting activity. They were given different situations and were tasked with dressing their person appropriately! #skills #learningtolearn #learningforlife #wearederwen

The parachute is one of our favourite resources in Learning for Life. We always have lost of fun while developing physical skills like hand-eye coordination, balance and mobility. #skills #learningforlife #groupwork #warmup #alert #focus #fineandgrossmotorskills

Being creative with play dough and working on our fine motor skill development during our All About Me unit. #learningforlife #skills #softerskills #wearederwen

Macy has been getting into the Halloween spirit. All activities explored were based on an old classic ‘Funny Bones’. #halloween #learningforlife #skills #storytime

Learning to Learn module … sequencing the days of the week and transferring these skills to identify the days of the week on their individual timetables! Good work team! #learningtolearn #learningforlife #skills #wearederwen

Harvey enjoying a sing song around the piano during his Drama, Dance and Music session. #wellbeing #skills #creative #learningtolearn #learningforlife

Is it too early to say the ‘C’ word? Tom and Millie have been getting creative, working on scenery for our Christmas window display! #learningforlife #gettingmyselfreadytowork #skills #wellbeing #wearederwen

ICT assessments are all a part of the new students’ first term. We assess what they can do when using digital resources and what they may need support with. Here’s Morgan and Thomas showing us their digital ability! #digitaltechnology #skills #learningtolearn

Chloe and Katherine making some choices to support their ‘All About Me’ module. #learningforlife #skills #gettingmyselfreadytolearn #wearederwen

Heath and Safety in the Workplace! Monty, Millie and Tash explored the college campus looking for any Heath and safety signs. Don’t they look the part? #skills #learningforlife #gettingmyselfreadyforwork #healthandsafety #wearederwen

Morgan and Thomas working hard in their Lego Therapy session! #legotherapy #wellbeing #communication #learningforlife #gettingmyselfreadytolearn #wearederwen

Monty working on his shape and patterns during his Skills in Water session. Our learners love learning outside of the classroom. #learningforlife #wellbeing #skillsinwater #gettingmyselfreadyforwork #wearederwen