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Pacekids Believes in Developmental Play

Pacekids Programs March 7, 2017

Pacekids Programs believes in Developmental Play! Pacekids is excited to be opening a brand new South School in Fall 2017. Located in Calgary’s SE neighbourhood of Sundance, the new school will feature up to six adaptive, resource-filled classrooms and will be 12,000 square feet – more than double the size of their current south facility. With industry-leading equipment and resources like a sensory movement gym, outdoor adaptive play space and speech-language resources in every classroom, this new location will provide the very best therapeutic and educational option for the kiddos we service! With this exciting move, come some exciting events!

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Authentically Autism

Pacekids Programs December 22, 2016

Help raise awareness of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Autism spectrum disorder is a complex developmental condition that involves persistent challenges in social interaction, speech and nonverbal communication, and restricted/repetitive behaviors. The effects of ASD and the severity of symptoms are different in each person. A is for Advocate Let’s start a visual, real conversation about how simple, incredible, and typical life can be when caring for a child with autism spectrum disorder. Let’s get authentic, raise awareness and celebrate the highs, lows and everything in-between, together. Show you think people should know more about #autismspectrumdisorder and help increase #autismawareness. Don’t have an #authenticallyautism

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Mark Sutherland Invitational hits $500,000 raised!

Pacekids Programs October 18, 2016

On Tuesday, October 4th, over 30 celebrity guests and 200 poker players came together at Cowboys Dance Hall in hopes of ‘Knocking out a Cowboy’ at Mark Sutherland’s annual charity poker tournament. This was the fifth year for the event and the fundraising total reached half a million dollars raised for Pacekids Programs and other deserving non-profit organizations! Celebrity hosts for the charity poker tournament included professional chuckwagon driver, Mark Sutherland; Calgary Stampeders, Charleston Hughes and Rene Parades; 2016 Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby Champion, Kirk Sutherland; the one and only Terry Grant, AKA Man Tracker and many more from the

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ChangeMakers Project

Pacekids Programs May 27, 2016

Pacekids was lucky to be chosen by Tyra, a seventh-grade student from Banded Peak School as the charity of choice for her ‪changemakers ‬project. changemaker (čenǰ mekər) – n. – someone who is taking creative action to solve a social problem. Changemakers activates a global network of social entrepreneurs, innovators, business leaders, policymakers, and activists to build the movement for Everyone A Changemaker. The grade seven students at Banded Peak School each take on a changemakers project of their own, and Pacekids is proud to have been chosen. Tyra organized a toy and book drive, donating all of the items

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Taking Our Learning into the Community – Calgary Corn Maze

Pacekids Programs November 13, 2015

We are so grateful to Calgary Corn Maze for playing host to us for our first field trip of the year. It was the perfect setting to meet up and connect with our families, and, not to mention, the weather couldn’t have been any better! The Calgary Corn Maze is literally a-maze-ing – with plenty of activities to enjoy with your children, there is something to meet every interest, while fostering a few new interests along the way. A unique opportunity, it was all hands on deck – with teachers, therapists and aides all on-site, families were able to see

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Learning through the Five Senses

Pacekids Programs October 1, 2015

This month our theme at preschool is the five senses. We’ve had some fun with this, using touch, sight, hearing, smell, and taste to explore and learn about the world around us and each other. One of my favorite things we did this month was a taste test. To introduce the topic, we read Lick by Matthew Van Fleet. We learned that our tongues can lick, taste and feel. This book reading was participation focused and we used a combination of oral language, sign language, visuals and single message communicators (such as Big Macs) to give everyone a voice and

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Pacekids Believes in Developmental Play

Pacekids Programs March 7, 2017

Pacekids Programs believes in Developmental Play! Pacekids is excited to be opening a brand new South School in Fall 2017. Located in Calgary’s SE neighbourhood of Sundance, the new school will feature up to six adaptive, resource-filled classrooms and will be 12,000 square feet – more than double the size of their current south facility. With industry-leading equipment and resources like a sensory movement gym, outdoor adaptive play space and speech-language resources in every classroom, this new location will provide the very best therapeutic and educational option for the kiddos we service! With this exciting move, come some exciting events!

Read More »

Authentically Autism

Pacekids Programs December 22, 2016

Help raise awareness of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Autism spectrum disorder is a complex developmental condition that involves persistent challenges in social interaction, speech and nonverbal communication, and restricted/repetitive behaviors. The effects of ASD and the severity of symptoms are different in each person. A is for Advocate Let’s start a visual, real conversation about how simple, incredible, and typical life can be when caring for a child with autism spectrum disorder. Let’s get authentic, raise awareness and celebrate the highs, lows and everything in-between, together. Show you think people should know more about #autismspectrumdisorder and help increase #autismawareness. Don’t have an #authenticallyautism

Read More »

Mark Sutherland Invitational hits $500,000 raised!

Pacekids Programs October 18, 2016

On Tuesday, October 4th, over 30 celebrity guests and 200 poker players came together at Cowboys Dance Hall in hopes of ‘Knocking out a Cowboy’ at Mark Sutherland’s annual charity poker tournament. This was the fifth year for the event and the fundraising total reached half a million dollars raised for Pacekids Programs and other deserving non-profit organizations! Celebrity hosts for the charity poker tournament included professional chuckwagon driver, Mark Sutherland; Calgary Stampeders, Charleston Hughes and Rene Parades; 2016 Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby Champion, Kirk Sutherland; the one and only Terry Grant, AKA Man Tracker and many more from the

Read More »

ChangeMakers Project

Pacekids Programs May 27, 2016

Pacekids was lucky to be chosen by Tyra, a seventh-grade student from Banded Peak School as the charity of choice for her ‪changemakers ‬project. changemaker (čenǰ mekər) – n. – someone who is taking creative action to solve a social problem. Changemakers activates a global network of social entrepreneurs, innovators, business leaders, policymakers, and activists to build the movement for Everyone A Changemaker. The grade seven students at Banded Peak School each take on a changemakers project of their own, and Pacekids is proud to have been chosen. Tyra organized a toy and book drive, donating all of the items

Read More »

Taking Our Learning into the Community – Calgary Corn Maze

Pacekids Programs November 13, 2015

We are so grateful to Calgary Corn Maze for playing host to us for our first field trip of the year. It was the perfect setting to meet up and connect with our families, and, not to mention, the weather couldn’t have been any better! The Calgary Corn Maze is literally a-maze-ing – with plenty of activities to enjoy with your children, there is something to meet every interest, while fostering a few new interests along the way. A unique opportunity, it was all hands on deck – with teachers, therapists and aides all on-site, families were able to see

Read More »

Learning through the Five Senses

Pacekids Programs October 1, 2015

This month our theme at preschool is the five senses. We’ve had some fun with this, using touch, sight, hearing, smell, and taste to explore and learn about the world around us and each other. One of my favorite things we did this month was a taste test. To introduce the topic, we read Lick by Matthew Van Fleet. We learned that our tongues can lick, taste and feel. This book reading was participation focused and we used a combination of oral language, sign language, visuals and single message communicators (such as Big Macs) to give everyone a voice and

Read More »