Pine Tree Society Blog
FAQ for Educators: Speech / Language Telepractice
FAQ for Educators: Pine Tree Society Speech / Language Telepractice How can you help my students? Pine Tree Society has the technology and the expertise to help schools meet the very unique needs being presented to us all right now, including schools in rural areas or...
WABI5 News: Pine Tree Camp’s alternative programming for the summer
WABI 5 talked with Pine Tree Camp director, Dawn Willard-Robinson, to learn about the innovative programming in store for Maine people with disabilities this summer at Pine Tree Camp. WABI TV5 reports that Pine Tree Camp has made the decision to cancel all traditional...
June 3: Pine Tree Camp to You Summer Info Session
Who: You What: Pine Tree Camp to You Summer Info Session When: Wednesday, June 3 -- 7:00-8:30pm Where: Zoom video conference call Why: We are busy making Pine Tree Camp to You bigger and better! Join Pine Tree Camp director Dawn Willard-Robinson to learn what...
Pine Tree Camp announces summer camp plan for 2020
We have a saying in the camping community: 10 for two. Ten months of planning and preparation for two months of incredible summer programming. And now, we have a new saying: one for 75. One summer of being creative in how we connect and engage in order to preserve...
Pine Tree Society’s telepractice speech services bridge distance learning gap
As educators and families adapt to distance learning to help stop the spread of Covid-19, Pine Tree Society quickly evolved to offer speech and assistive technology for learning services via telepractice to support schools and students. These video-based...
Bangor Daily News: Pine Tree Camp’s Virtual Connection to Campers of All Ages
The immediate impact of COVID-19 has prompted many camps across the United States to focus on sharing the activities and fun of summer camp right now. Writer Kristine Millard of The Bangor Daily News reports that "Among those camps is Pine Tree Camp, whose camper...
Maine Summer Camps profiles Pine Tree Camp’s innovative Camp to You initiative
“Everyone’s creativity has to be in full force." It’s an exciting time at Pine Tree Society and Pine Tree Camp as we plan for what more we can do to support Maine people with disabilities. Check out this Maine Summer Camps feature story about the innovation behind our...
Parents: We’re in this together to support your child’s speech / language goals
“Awesome.” “Hitting it out of the park.” “Superior.” Those are some of the ways parents have described their child’s experience with Pine Tree Society’s Speech Language Pathologists remote speech/language therapy telepractice sessions. These one-on-one video...
Literacy and Autism: Tips for building literacy skills at home
Four way to build literacy skills at home By Linda Bonnar-Ivery, MA, CCC-SLP, ATP Director of Communication Pathways, Pine Tree Society For children of all abilities, literacy is a tool of personal empowerment, a means of social development and a form of expression. ...