Pathways to Independence, Occupational Therapy

08/15/2025

Fun Movement Class today at Courage Schools, FLASHLIGHTS 🔦 ON! ❤️💥🙌

08/09/2025

We’re celebrating one year since the launch of our Zones of Regulation Digital Curriculum! 💻💙

Over the past year, educators around the world have brought self-regulation to life in new and engaging ways with our curriculum platform! We’re so grateful for the incredible community of teachers, therapists, and caregivers using this resource to support learners in understanding their emotions and building lifelong regulation skills.

Here’s to one year of growth, connection, and finding the fun in emotion regulation!

08/09/2025

Miss Heidi is pumped and ready for the 2025-26 Courage Schools movement class! 🏃‍♀️ Excited to inspire growth, confidence, and success in our amazing students this year! Let’s make it a fantastic journey! 💪

08/07/2025

This chart shows how jumping jacks contribute to emotional self-regulation across the Zones of Regulation, making it easy for K-7 students to see how one exercise can shift their emotional state. Each slice represents the exercise’s effectiveness in a specific zone.
• Data Breakdown:
• Blue Zone (30%): Jumping jacks are great for boosting low energy (e.g., when a student’s feeling like a “sleepy turtle” after a long class). They get the heart pumping and move kids toward Green.
• Green Zone (40%): Jumping jacks are most effective here, helping maintain focus and energy (e.g., keeping a student in their “superhero” productive mode during PE).
• Yellow Zone (20%): They help burn off some anxiety or frustration (e.g., when a kid’s stressed about a test), but less intensely than high-energy exercises like shuttle runs.
• Red Zone (10%): Jumping jacks are less effective for intense anger or meltdowns, as students in Red need more vigorous outlets (e.g., sprinting) to calm down.

08/07/2025

Amazing job, Heidi, at this morning’s inservice at Courage Schools! 👏 Your recap of the Zones of Regulation was spot-on, equipping kids with practical strategies to stay regulated and thrive throughout the school year. You’re making a huge impact! 💙

03/22/2025

02/20/2025

The Zones of Regulation is a framework designed to help children understand and manage their emotions, behaviors, and self-regulation. It categorizes emotions into four color-coded zones: blue (low energy), green (calm and focused), yellow (heightened emotions), and red (out of control).

Benefits for Kids:
1. Increased Emotional Awareness: Kids learn to recognize and label their feelings.
2. Improved Self-Regulation: It helps children develop strategies to manage emotions and behaviors, reducing impulsive actions.
3. Better Social Skills: By understanding their emotions and those of others, kids improve communication and social interactions.
4. Enhanced Problem-Solving: The framework teaches kids to use tools to return to the “green zone” (calm state), fostering independence.
5. Promotes Mental Health: Encourages a healthy expression of emotions, reducing stress and anxiety.

Overall, it provides kids with a visual and structured way to understand and regulate their emotions, promoting emotional well-being and positive behavior.

02/20/2025

What zone are you in?

02/18/2025

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Pictures of Boone a Dachshund for adoption in Marietta, GA who needs a loving home.

01/10/2025

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09/13/2024

Courage's teachers focus on handwriting development through middle school with a progression from manuscript to cursive and eventually keyboarding. Proper letter formation is critical to the development of writing skills.