A Day in the Life of The Orchard
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- Mar 31
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Exploring How We Learn, Socialize, and Have Fun Together!
At The Orchard, every day is filled with learning, creativity, and friendship. Take a look at a typical day with us!
Arrival
How does everyone arrive at The Orchard?
People arrive in different ways, some come with support, while others travel independently.
What people say:
“My support worker either drives or walks with me to The Orchard House.”
“My support worker brings me, but I always say, ‘Seat belts, please!’ first—LOL!”
“My dad drops me off.”
“I walk independently to The Orchard without support.”
Learning and Focus
At The Orchard, we work on exciting projects that help us develop new skills. This time, we focused on creating content on our website and blog.
What did we do?
Learned new techniques and skills
Worked together as a team
Created something amazing!
What participants say:
“I liked working with my friends to plant flowers in the garden.”
“It was fun creating our blogs”
"We visited Lanercost Priory"
Lunch time
What happens at lunch time
What we brought with us for lunch:
"chicken tikka"
"crisps, jelly, yoghurt, biscuit, chocolate and juice."
"chicken salad wrap, pack of crisps, oranges, banana, yoghurt and juice."
creativity and energy
Bowling activity at the Wentworth
There were 2 teams, Team 1 were John, Ash, James, Joe and Katie and James won. Team 2 were Andrew, Anya, Hazel, Dan and Nathan and Andrew won.
Baking
We baked some muffins, cupcakes, pancakes and Christmas dinner and many others. Today we made some cheese and bacon scones.
social and relaxation
How Do We Unwind?
After a busy day, everyone has their own way of relaxing and socializing.
Activities include:
Playing on the Wii
Relaxing in the sensory room
Chilling in the social snug
Doing jigsaw puzzles
Yoga
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