{"id":2809,"date":"2013-08-15T21:34:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-15T21:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stamant.ca\/?post_type=post&p=2809"},"modified":"2013-08-15T21:34:00","modified_gmt":"2013-08-15T21:34:00","slug":"a-familys-thank-you-to-st-amant-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stamant.ca\/a-familys-thank-you-to-st-amant-school\/","title":{"rendered":"A Family’s Thank You To St.Amant School"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello. My name is Shiona Green and I am Isaac Neily\u2019s mother.
\nWhen Isaac started attending St.Amant School almost 10 years ago we didn\u2019t know exactly what to expect.
\nOur hopes were that he would be kept safe, be well cared for, be engaged in the world around him and be challenged to his full abilities.
\nWhat we discovered was a place where the emphasis and celebration of what you can do pushes what you can\u2019t do far down the list of important things in life.
\nIt\u2019s a philosophy that could benefit us all.
\nThe other discovery we made about St.Amant was its range of programs run by incredible people.
\nMusic Therapy \u2013 If you\u2019ve ever had the pleasure of walking through the corridors and hearing Grant singing his heart out you\u2019ve witnessed someone who loves his job.
\nSwimming \u2013 If you\u2019ve unpacked a wet swimsuit from your child\u2019s knap sack in the evening you know someone\u2019s given your child the opportunity to experience the freedom of swimming that day.
\nSki doo rides, bicycle rides, field trips…
\nMotorized wheelchairs – incredibly Isaac was allowed to drive the hallways. No license but a lot of enthusiasm apparently and no casualties that we heard of.
\nWalks with supporting equipment \u2013 through the halls and around the halls and up and down the halls and finally enough!! The teacher\u2019s tired.
\nCrafts sent home at Christmas, Hanukah, Father\u2019s Day, Mother\u2019s Day \u2013
\n\u201cFrom Isaac to Mum. Happy Mother\u2019s Day. Love Isaac\u201d the most recent one said. Leaves cut from the print of Isaac\u2019s hand wrapped around a Styrofoam vase. I know Isaac didn\u2019t actually make this by the way. But that\u2019s okay. My other sons didn\u2019t actually do a few science projects either.
\nComputer games, stories, paper shredding \u2013 not to be a braggart here but I\u2019ve been told that if there was a Paper Shredding event at the Olympics, my dear Isaac would be a serious contender for gold. Can out shred anyone from here to Vancouver.
\nAchievement Awards \u2013 again \u2013 the focus on what our children CAN do and the celebration and recognition of this. On two separate occasions Isaac brought home Athlete of the Year Award and The Technology Award \u2013 we proudly display them in our home.
\nPhysiotherapy \u2013 Speech Therapy\u2013 Occupational therapy \u2013 we\u2019ve witnessed dedication and professionalism at the highest level consistently at St.Amant. I\u2019ve relied on their knowledge and expertise time and time again.
\nProfessionalism \u2013 If you\u2019ve ever sat in on your child\u2019s IEP you\u2019ve witnessed a panel of experts that worked to customize an education plan to help your child reach his or her full potential.
\nI remember one IEP meeting when one of the goals was to help Isaac learn how to hang his coat on a hook every morning when he arrived at the classroom. I was dumbfounded. Can you teach Isaac that? I asked. Of course they confidently assured me. And they did. 4 out of 10 times that year, Isaac hung his coat on a hook. This may seem like a trivial task to you but this EXACT SAME TASK has been unteachable to Isaac\u2019s two older brothers.
\nToday Isaac and his classmates graduate from St. Amant school. I\u2019m certain that if Isaac could speak to you himself he would want to say thank you. Thank you for caring for me, for enriching my days, for teaching me to hang up my coat, for reading me stories and taking me to see tractors, for holding my head up in the pool. For not telling my mother the number of girlfriends I really have here.
\nI will miss all of you but since I wont be very far away, I hope I\u2019ll see you all from time to time. Thank you for tolerating my mother and most importantly thank you for being my friend.
\nThank you
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