Miriam Articles
![Kids playing in Sensory Garden]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1700493393/miriamstlorg/pqt1gylmmjkbl5dqdod2/SensoryGarden.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1700493393/miriamstlorg/pqt1gylmmjkbl5dqdod2/SensoryGarden.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1700493393/miriamstlorg/pqt1gylmmjkbl5dqdod2/SensoryGarden.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1700493393/miriamstlorg/pqt1gylmmjkbl5dqdod2/SensoryGarden.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1700493393/miriamstlorg/pqt1gylmmjkbl5dqdod2/SensoryGarden.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1700493393/miriamstlorg/pqt1gylmmjkbl5dqdod2/SensoryGarden.jpg","width":1920}])
Gardening… It’s a popular hobby with a beautiful result – but did you know it also comes with significant sensory benefits for all ages?
![Glass half full or half empty]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1698627319/miriamstlorg/x3u2xzpxx59z9lgbd2sk/Perspective.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1698627319/miriamstlorg/x3u2xzpxx59z9lgbd2sk/Perspective.jpg","width":392}])
As I navigate life and work, I have come to appreciate that a person’s perspective is their reality. For our Miriam children, coaching them to see beyond their “personal reality” takes considerable practice at each developmental phase they grow through.
![Getting Up and Out]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1698626809/miriamstlorg/ivrkmparsduqlp0dc4lw/school-essentials-wooden-table_vertical1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1698626809/miriamstlorg/ivrkmparsduqlp0dc4lw/school-essentials-wooden-table_vertical1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1698626809/miriamstlorg/ivrkmparsduqlp0dc4lw/school-essentials-wooden-table_vertical1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1698626809/miriamstlorg/ivrkmparsduqlp0dc4lw/school-essentials-wooden-table_vertical1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1698626809/miriamstlorg/ivrkmparsduqlp0dc4lw/school-essentials-wooden-table_vertical1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1698626809/miriamstlorg/ivrkmparsduqlp0dc4lw/school-essentials-wooden-table_vertical1.jpg","width":1680}])
There aren’t enough hours in the day. I think that one of the hardest daily challenges as a parent is getting your children up and out the door every day.
![Quote: "If we believe in ourselves, we can never be defeated."]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1698347726/miriamstlorg/synrkvtb0fckdhvxzteu/YellowWhiteMinimalistQuoteReminderInstagramPost1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1698347726/miriamstlorg/synrkvtb0fckdhvxzteu/YellowWhiteMinimalistQuoteReminderInstagramPost1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1698347726/miriamstlorg/synrkvtb0fckdhvxzteu/YellowWhiteMinimalistQuoteReminderInstagramPost1.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1698347726/miriamstlorg/synrkvtb0fckdhvxzteu/YellowWhiteMinimalistQuoteReminderInstagramPost1.png","width":1080}])
“If I believe in myself, I can never be defeated.” When I was a junior in high school, my lacrosse coach made us chant this mantra as we put our sticks together before and after a game.
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Sometimes that transition back from summer vacation and the expectation of a new year can be overwhelming and exhausting.
![A high school student and his guardian talk to a representative of the ASCEND program during Miriam's Next Steps Fair.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1691081039/miriamstlorg/aowqpbbudcjdgaiih0sp/NextSteps2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1691081039/miriamstlorg/aowqpbbudcjdgaiih0sp/NextSteps2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1691081039/miriamstlorg/aowqpbbudcjdgaiih0sp/NextSteps2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1691081039/miriamstlorg/aowqpbbudcjdgaiih0sp/NextSteps2.jpg","width":1200}])
The transition from high school into the “real world” is being made easier for students at Miriam High School.
![An Inside Look at Teaching Unique Learners]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1697385518/miriamstlorg/tg6dzn6ucmbix30dbyhm/Inclass4.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1697385518/miriamstlorg/tg6dzn6ucmbix30dbyhm/Inclass4.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1697385518/miriamstlorg/tg6dzn6ucmbix30dbyhm/Inclass4.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1697385518/miriamstlorg/tg6dzn6ucmbix30dbyhm/Inclass4.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1697385518/miriamstlorg/tg6dzn6ucmbix30dbyhm/Inclass4.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1697385518/miriamstlorg/tg6dzn6ucmbix30dbyhm/Inclass4.jpg","width":2200}])
Donna Higgins, M.Ed, is a special educator at Miriam’s high school. Here, she shares why she chose this career path, as well as her thoughts on the field of special education for unique learners.