Discover a community dedicated to empowering neurodivergent students at Miriam School and Learning Center. Miriam School is renowned for its personalized approach to education, supporting students with diverse learning needs including ADHD, autism, speech/language disorders, anxiety, specific learning disabilities, and sensory processing differences.
Enjoy a morning of parent and child sensory friendly fun including story time, themed activities and a structured session in the Miriam School sensory gym.
Middle school and high school students and their families looking for their best fit for high school are invited to attend the Open House at Miriam Academy, a high school for teens with average to above average intelligence who experience learning challenges.
Every classroom has them — disruptive and distracting students who interrupt their own and others' learning with impulsivity, attention-seeking comments or ongoing teacher power struggles. This workshop explores the brain science behind self-regulation and what motivates the behavior of these students.
Educators and parents are invited to hear from Miriam Academy staff how to teach and practice many topics that teens need to be successful socially. Some of the topics to be discussed include: setting boudaries, active listening, reciprocal conversation, problem solving, collaboration and self-advocacy.
Are you concerned your child or student may have anxiety related to school? Are you struggling to determine what is typical worry and what is true anxiety in your child?
This workshop will provide teachers, educational staff and parents with an overview of underlying neurological considerations of students dealing with sensory processing disorder.
Stop in and have some fun in the indoor pool at the Lodge of Des Peres with your little one at this drop-in swim time for kids up to age 6. No pre-registration is needed; Water Waddlers is open to residents and non-residents of Des Peres.
At this free art program for ages 3-6 the focus is on the process of making art rather than the finished product. Dress to get messy!
Bring your babies and toddlers to this free story time at the Missouri History Museum.
Storytelling in the Museum is an in-person storytelling event happening at 10:30 a.m. at the Missouri History Museum. This event, perfect for the preschool set, features engaging stories with themes like Grandparents Day, Disability History, Baking, Homes Around the World and more.
Storytelling in the Museum is free.
Explore songs, finger plays, music and more during this free Music & Movement class for ages 0-6.