Each week our students participate in Music Therapy with Susan. Susan is an experienced Music Therapist who provides the students with a range of musical opportunities such as actively listening, dancing and playing a variety of musical instruments. These sessions provide space for students to balance being loud and excited with quiet and calm. Students practice transitioning between these as a group and individually as they make choices, accept others choices, express themselves, respect others self-expression, have fun and be heard. The benefits of music making include relief from anxiety or stress and improvement in mood. Observations by the Music Therapist over the duration of the program have confirmed that the students have engaged well, increased their participation, developed social skills, and practiced emotional regulation.
Our Music Therapy sessions are a great way to help enhance the wellbeing of all students at Five Islands School.
