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local happEninGs

Rocking Horse Foundation

KiwiCo. STEM Learning Toy

Box Giveaway!

Rocking Horse Foundation
is a local 501(c)3 nonprofit
organization that focuses on
providing hope, opportunity
and happiness to local children
and families in need within our
community from Martin County
to Northern Palm Beach County.
Rocking Horse Foundation
(RHF) has previously worked
with organizations
such as the Boys &
Girls Club in both
Martin County
and Palm Beach
County for RHF’s
annual “Give the
Gift” Program
where they have
children handwrite
letters and select global pandemic, RHF wanted to do what they can to help. RHF schools from Martin County to Palm Beach County! From all
a toy that they wish to decided to give away free KiwiCo. STEM learning toy boxes of the entries RHF selected two lucky winners in the giveaway
“give” to another child, every Friday over the last six weeks to keep kids at home staying photo contest of children with their KiwiCo. activity box!
ultimately teaching busy and engaged in a fun activity while parents work and deal Later this summer Rocking Horse Foundation will be taking
children the true gift with the challenges that this new daily life brings! Rocking the children from the Hibiscus Children’s Center out for a fun
of “giving.” RHF then Horse Foundation wanted to help in these unprecedented times, day of fishing on the water! Hibiscus Children’s Center provides
purchases all toys and during the national pandemic COVID-19 has children staying a safe shelter for children who have been abused, abandoned,
pairs up the toys with at home virtual learning, and wanted to do something to keep or neglected. They provide prevention, early intervention
the proper letters and children busy and happy. Outside of schoolwork we can only and advocacy in quality residential, assessment and recovery
delivers them to each imagine that there are many local children in need of activities programs. A complete day full of fishing followed by a barbecue
Boys & Girls Club while their parents work. The giveaway was open to all Martin picnic and award ceremony with photos after is planned!
location and hosts a County and Palm Beach County school aged children 5 to 16 Rocking Horse Foundation focuses on creating hope,
holiday party where years old. Participants simply had to go to the Rocking Horse opportunity, and happiness to children and families in need
the gifts are handed Foundation Facebook or website and fill out the form with within the community and plans to create even more projects
out. Each party is their information on it and select the KiwiCo. box of their and programs in the future to benefit children and simply make
complete with an arts choice to enter! Every Friday starting at 8 a.m. web browsers them happy.
and crafts ornament were encouraged to log on to the Rocking Horse Foundation Visit Rocking Horse Foundation online at: https://www.
decorating station and website: https://www.rockinghorse-foundation.org/ and click rockinghorse-foundation.org/ and like our Facebook page at:
little wooden rocking on the free giveaway button to enter. Browsers were then https://www.facebook.com/RockingHorseFoundation/.
horse decorating station taken to another tab on the RHF website to provide their basic
and a fun cookie decorating station! Rocking Horse Foundation contact information, child’s school, age, etc. and then select kids cornEr
has also worked with the Palm Beach Children’s Hospital on what KiwiCo. activity box they would like. KiwiCo. offers a
several events and most recently purchased and provided a brand multitude of fun engaging educational activity boxes for children
new laptop computer to a sweet oncologist patient in need. The to engage in, everything from art, to science and everything in
laptop was needed so the child could interact virtually with other between! Furthermore, RHF welcomed all participants to upload What Is My Child’s Learning
classmates and participate in school work. a photo of their child with their activity box for a chance to win
Rocking Horse Foundation has recently wrapped up their a FREE year subscription of KiwiCo. boxes! During the six Style?
sixth week of giveaways! As RHF’s sincerest thoughts go out weeks of giving Rocking Horse Foundation was able to reach
to those dealing with difficulties during this unprecedented over 260 children from over 39 different local organizations and Jim Forgan, Ph.D.,
School Psychologist
If you are like many
parents, helping your child
complete schoolwork online
was a tiring process. Many
kids struggled with focusing,
maintaining effort, and getting
every assignment done
without a battle. One parent
told me she developed a new
appreciation for what teachers
do in the classroom. Being your child’s home education teacher
might have made you wonder about your child’s preferred
learning style.
Some children are primarily auditory learners. These kids
learn best by listening to audio books, podcasts, and discussion.
Auditory learners have stronger reading comprehension when
they softly read aloud so they can hear themselves.
Other children are primarily visual learners, they learn best
by seeing a diagram, map, or watching a video. Children who
are visual learners study their notes for a test and then during the
test can visualize the page of notes that has the answer.
Many children are multisensory learners and they learn best
using a variety of strategies. They benefit from touching flash
cards and sorting them into categories as they study. Color coding
important information helps multisensory learners.
Kinesthetic learners need to be moving as they learn. These
children can bounce a ball to a rhythm while saying aloud their
multiplication facts. Some children stand or walk around as they
study. Kinesthetic learners benefit from hands on learning.
I can test your child to determine his or her learning style
and then give you recommendations on how to build upon these
strengths to help your child excel in school. You can also Google
“online learning style survey” and complete a free one.
I also test for ADHD/ADD, dyslexia, gifted, and other
processing disorders. Contact me at (561) 625-4125 or
JimForgan.com.