Some St. Louis family attractions are re-opening with limited capacity and enhanced safety protocols for visitors and staff. Read more about family attraction re-openings and safety guidelines here. We invite our readers to enjoy virtual events and socially distanced events highlighted in our Things To Do calendar. Public health experts recommend that when you do go out, follow public health guidelines: wear masks (now required in St. Louis City and County), practice social distancing and wash your hands frequently. To learn why social distancing is important and effective in lessening the spread of COVID-19, hear from Dr. Alexis Elward, Chief Medical Officer at St. Louis Children’s Hospital.
Miriam School
Sensory Story Time: Words & Wiggles
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.
Open House at Miriam School and Miriam Academy
Hear from staff, students and parents, and tour the schools to find out how Miriam School (Pre-K-8th) and Miriam Academy (9th-12th) help students who learn differently thrive academically and socially. No reservations are necessary.
Open House at Miriam Academy
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.
Strategies for Addressing Challenging Behaviors: A Workshop for Parents and Educators
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.
Teaching Social Skills to Today's Teens
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.
School Stress: Exploring Causes and Strategies to Manage Classroom, Test and Performance Anxiety
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?
Understanding Sensory Processing Challenges in the Classroom
This workshop will provide teachers, educational staff and parents with an overview of underlying neurological considerations of students dealing with sensory processing disorder.
