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Your Monthly News & Updates
There are lots of great activities and events happening this month. Please help us spread the word by telling your friends to subscribe on the home page of our website.  Follow the links in this newsletter or go to our website and click on Calendar. This is the most accurate and up to date place to find our educational and participation sessions!
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Paralympic Games start today!

The 2018 Paralympic Winter Games take place March 9 to 18 in PyeongChang, South Korea. The games will see close to 670 athletes competing in 80 medal events.
Five sports are on the Paralympic Winter Games program: wheelchair curling, Para ice hockey (formerly known as sledge hockey), Para alpine skiing, Para snowboard and Para nordic, which includes cross-country and biathlon events.

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We're All Stars celebrates 25 years of Fun!

Over 400 kids enjoyed a day of fun, celebration and participation. The kids had a chance to try some cool activities, listen to a few speeches from their peers and meet the athletes that attended the start.ca Sports Celebrity Dinner that evening. A HUGE thank you to Freedom 55 Financial for supporting this event each year!
iCan Bike Program coming to London this July!  

The iCan Bike program is an intensive skill-development week that focuses on learning to balance on a bike with the goal of riding a two-wheeler independently. The program uses unique adapted bicycles to help participants gain the skills and confidence they need to gradually transition to a regular two wheeled bicycle. .
Sensory 101 - April 10
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Sensory 101 is an education session for parents and caregivers of preschool age children who may have sensory challenges. Parents will be introduced to what the sensory systems are and how they work. The goal is to help parents and caregivers understand their child better and develop strategies to help make life easier.


Bike Clinics will begin on Mondays in April
Adapted Bike

Our Bike Team will work together with the child/youth and family to determine what type of bike, adaptations and tips and tricks would make riding a bike successful.
Bike Clinics will be held on Mondays, April 9, 16, & 23,  May 7, 14 & 28, and June 4, 11 & 18, 2018. Appointments will be made between 3:15 and 6:15 p.m.
To express interest in the bike clinic, please contact Sandra Ryall at 519-685-8700 ext 53478 or [email protected]

Changes to the Way Therapy Contract Services are Managed in Publicly Funded Schools

In Ontario schools Occupational Therapy (OT), Physiotherapy (PT) and some Speech - Language Therapy (SLP) services are provided by contracted service agencies. Beginning April 1, 2018, the way these contracts are managed will be changing. Rest assured there will be no changes to the eligibility for service or the amount of service available to school age children.

Opportunities to Participate

Life is all about participation! For more than 20 years, Thames Valley Children's Centre has been offering participation programs  as valuable components of helping clients and families to be their best. Ultimately, Opportunities to Participate programs help children and youth with special needs discover new interests and abilities and become valued members of the community; to participate fully in their own lives.
Check out the TVCC Calendar and choose Opportunities to Participate  for a variety of exciting programs offered
by Thames Valley Children's Centre and other community partners.
Educational Programs and Workshops
There are many educational workshops available
 through TVCC.We provide a combination of information sessions  and hands on learning opportunities for clients/families, community members, professionals and staff. A wide range of topics are offered, including Behaviour Intervention, Sleep, Toilet Teaching and the Special Needs Child, etc. We also provide sessions to prepare parents to support their child's participation in life like "Getting Ready for School", "Building Social Skills for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders", or "Getting Ready for Summer Camp". Check out the TVCC Calendar of events and choose Education workshops.

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