Our Workshops and More!

We want to sincerely thank you for your interest in our ministry. We LOVE families with special needs. We love getting the opportunity to meet families face-to-face and heart-to-heart. We sincerely thank YOU for your part in making this happen. Thanks for letting us have this blessing.

Here is a list of our most popular workshops. Workshops can be designed to meet your groups' needs, they can be formal or informal, they can be done as a workshop or as a chat sitting at a table with drinks and snacks. We pray that we meet the needs of the families and will conform to each situation as necessary. We can minister to meet your workshop theme or can provide a theme for your workshop! We can speak for an hour or 2 days depending on your needs!

Teaching Workshops | Make-It/Take-It Workshops | Retreat Themes and Ideas

Teaching Workshops

Identifying Differences or Disabilities 1 Hour
Help for families that are not sure if their child 'really' has a concern or if they just learn differently. Identifying concerns and ways to make changes in your daily schedule and style that can help your child reach their full potential.

Strategies for Teaching Math 1 hour

Strategies for Teaching Reading 1 hour

Strategies for Teaching Writing 1 hour

Special Encouragement for Special Needs 1 hour

Strategies for Teaching Children with Attention Problems 1 Hour
Teaching children with ADD/ADHD or other attention concerns

Home School Journey Through the Eyes of a Special Needs Family 1 Hour
Encouragement for families home schooling children with special needs and those that aren't.

Program Planning for Special Education at Home ; The IEP 1 Hour
How to develop a program for special needs children, setting and writing goals, creating an Individualized Education Plan.

Special Needs Children; Making the Grade 1 Hour
Alternative grading strategies and record keeping for families home educating Special needs children.

Educational Alternatives for Church School Administrators 1 Hour
Providing help for Special Needs Families

Speech at Home; an overview of Straight Talk 1 Hour
Using the Straight Talk program at home for articulation concerns and Speech Therapy

Learning Styles and Interests 1 Hour
Identifying and using learning styles and interests to encourage learning

Right Brain/Left Brain, Intro to Neurodevelopment 1 Hour
How Neurodevelopment affects learning

Neuro-Development; Mixed Dominance 1 Hour

Neuro-Development; Lower level brain function and organization 1 Hour

Neuro-Development; Processing Strategies 1 Hour

Making Sense of Your Senses: Fidget vs. Focus Part 1 1 Hour
Sensory Integration Theory For Parents. A brief overview of the Alert Program (How Does Your Engine Run?) Sensory input and nervous system speeds.

Making Sense of Your Senses: Fidget vs. Focus Part 2 1 Hour
Application of the Alert Program (How Does Your Engine Run?) Sensory input and nervous system speeds.

Right Brain/Left Brain, Intro to Neurodevelopment 3 1/2 Hours
How Neurodevelopment affects learning
Mixed Dominance
Lower level brain function and organization
Processing Strategies

Strengths, Struggles and Strategies 3 1/2 Hours
Difficulties vs Disabilities
Processing and Impact
Approaches and Strategies

Program Development 3 1/2 Hours
Identifying Need
The IEP
Creating Your Program
Finding Resources
Calculating the Grade

Making Sense of Your Senses: Fidget vs. Focus Part 1 3 1/2 Hours (Tuition $10)
Sensory Integration Theory For Parents. An overview of the Alert Program. (How Does Your Engine Run?) Sensory input and nervous system speeds. Activities to improve mental processing.

Making Sense of Your Senses: Fidget vs. Focus Part 2 3 1/2 Hours (Tuition $10)
Sensory Integration Application For Parents. Application of the Alert Program. (How Does Your Engine Run?) Sensory input and nervous system speeds. Activities to improve mental processing.

Making Sense of Your Senses: Fidget vs. Focus 7 1/2 Hours (Tuition $15)
Sensory Integration Theory and Application for Parents. An overview of the Alert Program. (How Does Your Engine Run?) Sensory input and nervous system speeds. Identifying and applying sensory integration theory to daily life and education.

Make-It/Take-it Workshops

Make-It/Take-It Handwriting! 1 Hour (Tuition is $10 to cover supplies)
Activities, hand strengthening tools and handwriting tools to make and take home to use with your child.

Make-It/Take-It Sensory Integration! 1 Hour (Tuition is $10 to cover supplies)
Activities, hands on games and ideas to make and take home to use with your child to improve sensory input and nervous system engine speeds.

Make-It/Take-It Reading! 1 Hour (Tuition is $10 to cover supplies)
Activities, hands on reading games and reading ideas to make and take home to use with your child.

Make-It/Take-It Math! 1 Hour (Tuition is $10 to cover supplies)
Activities, hands on math games and math ideas to make and take home to use with your child.

Make-It/Take-It Books! 1 Hour (Tuition is $10 to cover supplies)
Activities, hands on ideas to make and take home to use with your child. Includes lap books, mini books, pop-up books to create and use for learning.

Make-It/Take-It Occupational Therapy! 1 Hour (Tuition is $10 to cover supplies)
Activities, hands on OT games and ideas to make and take home to use with your child.

Retreat Themes (Use ours or choose your own!)

Retreats can be 8-9 hours or a 24 or 36 hour retreat. Mini Retreats are also available for 2-4 hours.
An annual over night retreat and a day retreat is sponsored by VAST Network in Cullman, AL.

Hidden Treasures!
God has put hidden treasure in each of us and in our children. Seek out those treasures and keep them in your heart like a precious jewel!

Shining Stars!
God has created moms as Shining Stars! Come Retreat with us and feel refreshed and renewed as God reveals Himself in His Shining Stars!