Multisensory

We have a multisensory studio which has just undergone a £35,000 refurbishment. There are two dark rooms, with resources to stimulate and promote functional vision for pupils with visual impairments; we also have a multisensory tunnel and a movement room.

Multisensory Activities include:

·       Intensive interaction.

·       Pupils are encouraged to experience movement in different ways including: moving their bodies to music; feeling a drum on their body; being rolled and rolling as independently as possible; having their feet and legs covered with foil/bubble, wrap/blanket and being encouraged to move legs to get rid of the cover; going over a physio ball and being bounced gently; experiencing being upright and moving freely in an overhead sling; experiencing sliding and rocking; experiencing movement on a water bed.

·      Resonance platforms where pupils can feel the music vibrating.

·       The multisensory room can be used to develop a multisensory experience related to a particular topic/subject (forest walk, under the sea, etc) and to experience sensory journeys and stories.

·       Relaxation and massage: Tac Pac; massage to legs, feet and toes in turn.

·       Bubble tubes, mirrors, colour wash wall, UV mats and lights for visual stimulation.

·       Projector which plays DVDs and music.

·       Wii games console.

·       OMI Mat gesture controlled interactive mat.

The Dark Rooms: Functional vision assessments are carried out in the dark rooms and vision stimulation is encouraged. Bright colours/lights are more distinctive in the dark rooms. Pupils with light perception can be encouraged to turn fibre-optic lights and different coloured torch lights. Pupils can watch an oil wheel.  There are sensory trolleys in the dark rooms which have equipment to: project images; switches to operate fibre optic lights; UV black light; UV nail varnish and toys; glow sticks.  

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