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Active Eight

Locality: Toowong

Phone: +61 7 3871 3886

Address: Level 1, 34 Sherwood Road 4066 Toowong, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.activeeight.com.au

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25.01.2022 We wanted to say a BIG congratulations to our junior drama class for an amazing term! This term was all about Pixars Inside Out and we got to know our emotions of Joy Sadness Anger Disgust and Fear pretty well! As a team we worked on our confidence imagination and communication skills and of course had lots of fun along the way! Great work budding actors and actresses! enjoy your break and we look forward to seeing you next term!

25.01.2022 5 DAYS TO GO!!!! Are you following TheraPlay.TV yet? Make sure you do to keep up to date on all the exciting things coming your way VERY soon! Instagram: instagram.com/theraplay.tv ... Facebook: TheraPlay.TV See more

25.01.2022 RED SHOES ROCK Today is international FASD Awareness Day! The 9th day of the 9th month recognises the importance of staying alcohol-free throughout the 9 months of pregnancy. FASD (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder) is a term used to describe impacts on the brain and body of individuals prenatally exposed to alcohol. Today were rocking our Red Shoes to start conversations turn invisibility into visibility and change stigma into understandingand acceptance! #RedShoesRock #FASDawareness

24.01.2022 EXCITING NEWS: NDIS funding can be used for your TheraPlayTV subscription - whether it be monthly or annually! For more info visit TheraPlayTV's FAQ page here: https://theraplay.tv/pages/yourquestionsanswered Remember to subscribe as a new episode is released everyday!!!

24.01.2022 GOOOOO ACTIVE EIGHT!! Our cheerleaders absolutely love finishing every Cheer Club session with our special A8 chant! Cheer Club takes place at 8am every Saturday and it is SO much fun! For more info visit our website (link in bio) or email us at [email protected]

24.01.2022 NEW PROGRAM ALERT Performance Troupe has been designed for members who are interested in performing in additional concerts and competitions throughout the year! We’re looking to complete in AASCF’s Spring Carnival and DCE’s competition in the DanceABILITY division!!! Members will learn a variety of dance genres whilst also developing their teamwork and communication skills! In Term 1 we will also be working with Queensland Youth Orchestra to create a Lyrical Jaz...z routine!!! Performance Troupe is suitable for ALL AGES!!!!!! So what are you waiting for? Sign up now!!!! See more

23.01.2022 September Holiday Programs start NEXT WEEK! Make sure you enrol soon!!! Introducing... Junior Lego Club Junior Lego Club provides an inclusive environment to build and practice social skills such as patience turn taking communication teamwork and problem solving ! A8s OTs and Speech Therapists will also explore concentration, self-regulation and impulse control all while having LOTS of fun For more info on Junior Lego Club or any of our other programs - visit our website (link in bio) or check out our social media channels

23.01.2022 NEW GROUP PROGRAM ALERT! Incorporating play-based learning, Early Years Create, Dance, Play encourages active participation, creative expression, and social interaction! Our new Early Years program created for under-6s provides a supportive environment to develop and learn ways to socialise and interact with peers improve communication and strengthen fine & gross motor skills! The 90-minute session includes storytelling games independent play arts & craft...s creative dance and a whole lotta fun ! Early Years Create, Dance, Play is held on Tuesday and Thursdays from 10.30am - 12.00pm! For more info or to enrol in the program, visit our website (link in bio) or email us at [email protected]!! See more

23.01.2022 Online Play Warrior coming soon!!! We cant wait for next week! Make sure to like TheraPlay.TV to keep up to date!!!

22.01.2022 Online Cheer Club coming soon! Check out TheraPlay.TV's post for more info!

21.01.2022 With group programs planned to return Week 1 of Term 3 (starting Monday 13th July) - we've got something we think you'll enjoy! A8 is thrilled to announce the launch of our new venture TheraPlay.tv which is now live and streaming a wide range of inclusive content developed for children & young people of all abilities! For Season 1, we've recreated 7 of your favourite A8 group programs including Yogacise, Pop N Lockin, Ballet Jazz, Play Warrior, Cheer Club and FamActive! ... Simply visit https://theraplay.tv, purchase a monthly or annual subscription and start watching now!

20.01.2022 Happy World Ballet Day from our wonderful ballerinas to yours! At A8 we teach Junior & Senior Ballet classes on Tuesdays & Saturdays during term time! We also teach other dance styles too including Hip HopJazz and Tap !!!

20.01.2022 Did you know holiday programs start NEXT WEEK?!! Introducing... Food FUNdamentals Food FUNdamentals explores a range of themes such as food groups, serving sizes, textures, colours, dietary energy and much more! The program will inspire an appetite for a wide range of food choices and a love for cooking!!! Perfect for: Members (8-16 yrs)... Facilitated by: Dietitian Adam and assisted by Speech Therapists Fiona and Maia Location: A8 Therapy Hub Kitchen See more

19.01.2022 Today is World Cerebral Palsy Day and we’re spending the day dressed in green to recognise and celebrate the lives and achievements of the 17 million people around the globe who live with Cerebral Palsy! CP is the most common physical disability in childhood and can range from a weakness in one hand to almost complete lack of voluntary movement. People with CP continue to inspire us everyday and are the masters of adaptation creativity and innovation!! #WorldCPDay #GoGreen4CP

18.01.2022 Did you know holiday programs start NEXT WEEK?!! Introducing... JUNIOR LEGO CLUB Junior Lego Club provides an inclusive environment to build and practice social skills such as patience turn taking communication teamwork and problem solving all while participating in a fun and motivating activity. Perfect for: Members (7-10 yrs)... Facilitated by: OT Maddie and assisted by Speech Therapist Maia and Psychologist Cynthia Location: A8 Therapy Hub See more

18.01.2022 Online Yogacise coming soon! Check out TheraPlay.TV's post for more info!

18.01.2022 Yesterday we celebrated MPS Awareness Day by wearing and turning the lights at the hub purple! By raising awareness of MPS and the symptoms, we can help parents and doctors #ChaseTheSigns to arrive at a diagnosis as early as possible and to provide lots of support, care and love to the MPS Society! #MPSAwarenessDay #MPSDay2020

18.01.2022 New Dietician and Nutrition Service NOW at A8! Our Paediatric Dietician Adam provides personalised support for a wide range of ages from infants to young adults and their families where nutrition and dietary concerns occur. This includes assisting young people to build their knowledge and understanding of dietary requirements to facilitate ideal growth and development, and improve their relationship with food including preparation and consu...mption For more info on Dietetics and Nutrition, visit our website (link in bio) or email us at [email protected]

17.01.2022 We absolutely love this photo of Jacob and his mum movin and groovin along to FamActive FamActive is 1 of 7 channels available when you subscribe to TheraPlay.TV For more info on how to subscribe visit our website here: https://theraplay.tv/

17.01.2022 September Holiday Programs start NEXT WEEK!!! Places are filling up fast!!! Introducing... Coders & Gamers Coders & Gamers builds social communication and problem solving skills! Led by A8s OTs this program will explore different animation coding and programming ! Members will work together and independently to find solutions and learn the foundations of coding! To enrol in Coders & Gamers or any our other holiday programs - visit our website or email us at [email protected]

17.01.2022 NEW GROUP PROGRAM ALERT Playmakers is our new outdoor sports program created and taught by A8s Exercise Physiologist Lucy! Held every Friday at Stuartholme School, Playmakers is designed to introduce a wide range of outdoor field sports from soccer and cricket to athletics and rugby ! Commencing in Week 3 of term, the program aims to help members improve fine and gross motor skills coordination object manipulation skills balance strength and e...ndurance ! Through participation in sports, members will also build their resilience self confidence and teamwork skills ! For more info or to enrol in the program - visit our website (link in bio) or email us at [email protected] See more

17.01.2022 Online Pop N Lockin coming soon! Make sure to like TheraPlay.TV to stay up to date!

17.01.2022 This week we held our Camp Active: Dance & Drums holiday program! Our wonderful members moved and grooved participating in dance games and making new friends along the way! When we got the drums out, Bill taught us how to copy rhythms play different instruments and listen to our friends drum by themselves! Thanks to all our members who joined us this week! You guys are awesome!

16.01.2022 Food FUNdamentals is BACK! But this time as an 8-week group program during Term 3! Each session covers either a food group or an important component of nutrition for healthy growth and development. Sessions include the exploration of food types to broaden dietary diversity while developing skills in meal prep and consumption! All participants will take home a completed set of worksheets including new food trial records and easy recipes! ... For more info or to enrol in the program visit our website (www.activeeight.com.au) or email us at [email protected] See more

16.01.2022 Have you checked your emails for our latest A8 update?!!! There's news on... June/July School Holiday Programs... Dietetics & Nutrition at A8 New Team Members Update on our Term 3 Group Programs So check it out now (link below) so you know EVERYTHING there is to know about A8!!! https://mailchi.mp/activeeight/june_july_school_holidays2020

16.01.2022 Happy Jeans for Genes Day Did you know 1 in 20 Aussie kids face a birth defect or genetic disorder? Well Jeans for Genes raises much-needed funds that go directly to Childrens Medical Research Institute to help find treatments and cures for childrens genetic diseases And did you know today is DOUBLE DONATION DAY?!!! Anything you donate today will be matched by the Jean for Genes group of generous donators! Go to https://www.myjeansforgenes.org.au/donate today!! #jeansforgenes #jeansforgenesday

16.01.2022 Online Junior and Senior Ballet coming soon! Make sure you like TheraPlay.TV to keep up to date!

15.01.2022 Did you know holiday programs start NEXT WEEK?!! Introducing... CODERS & GAMERS Coders & Gamers builds social, communication and executive functioning skills through the exploration of animation coding and programming ! Members will work together and independently to find solutions and learn the foundations of coding! ... Perfect for: Members (10+ yrs) Facilitated by: OT Callum and assisted by OT Bri and Psychologist Cynthia Location: A8 Therapy Hub See more

15.01.2022 Concert photos are HERE! We are SO happy to share these photos with our A8 community! It was one of the best days of 2020!! If your member participated in our End of Year Concert last year make sure to check your emails for the link to the photos! On another note we’ve had an awesome first day of holidays with all our wonderful members! We can’t wait to see more members over the next few weeks before term starts back Wednesday 27th Jan!!!

14.01.2022 Weve been super busy filming lots of content for our online streaming service TheraPlay.TV Earlier today Coach Rob, Ex Phys Lucy and Miss Emma took a pause from filming FamActive for this brilliant photo! In each FamActive episode, Ex Phys Lucy takes us on an Active Adventure! Can you guess where the FamActive team have gone today?? Comment below with your guesses!!

12.01.2022 Have you enrolled for Term 1 2021 yet?? Our group programs are booking up fast! Just a reminder that members must re-enrol into their group programs before each term starts! Program enrolments do not automatically continue into the following term. For more info visit our website (link in bio) or email us at [email protected]

12.01.2022 Online Junior and Senior Jazz coming soon! Make sure to follow TheraPlay.TV on Instagram at instagram.com/theraplay.tv and like their FB page at TheraPlay.TV for more info!

11.01.2022 Hands up if you’re ready for Term 1 2021!!! The first day of Term 1 will be Wednesday 27th January and WE CAN’T WAIT! Group program confirmation has been emailed out this week so check your emails for details! Just a reminder that there is still space to enrol into a few of our group programs for Term 1 including Dance Drama & Drumming !!! For more info visit our website at www.activeeight.com.au or email us as [email protected]

10.01.2022 Have you enrolled in our September Holiday Programs yet??!! Introducing... CAMP ACTIVE (Arts, Crafts & Yoga) Focused on mindfulness and calming exercises, this Camp Active sessions combines arts and crafts with yoga to explore creativity gross motor skills mobilitystrength relaxation and breathing! Led by Miss Emma and Yoga Therapist Shell members will work to develop and create a take home artefact and finish with a full yoga class! For more info on CAMP ACTIVE or any of our other holiday programs - visit our website (link in bio) or keep an eye on our social media channels!!

10.01.2022 September Holiday Programs are NEARLY HERE and spaces are filling up quickly Introducing... Camp Active: Dance & Drums Combining 2 of A8s favourite programs - dance and drumming - this Camp Active session will explore the power of music and movement in a fun and inclusive environment! Led by our Drum Lead Billand Miss Emma Camp Active will focus on building motor-active skills stamina concentration musical awareness flexibility coordinati...on and creativity Up at our A8 Studio, this afternoon session with be loud groovy and SO MUCH FUN! To enrol into Camp Active: Dance & Drums or any our other holiday programs - visit our website or email us at [email protected] See more

10.01.2022 Head to https://theraplay.tv/ NOW!!! Episode 1 of Yogacise, Pop N Lockin, Ballet, Jazz, Play Warrior, Cheer Club and FamActive are LIVE!!!! Subscribe, share, and enjoy!!!

10.01.2022 Happy days! All individual therapy sessions and group holiday programs can resume tomorrow! In line with the latest restriction guidelines, we ask that all adults and carers wear a mask when entering and exiting our venues and at all times whilst indoors. Children under 12 years and anyone affected by a medical condition or disability are exempt from wearing masks. During 1:1 and group sessions, A8 staff may remove their masks if it impedes on their ability to communicate or be understood, if it causes distress to our members, or if social distancing requirements can be abided by. This will involve masks being taken on and off as the activity requires and at the staff members judgement We can’t wait to get back tomorrow and we thank our wonderful A8 community for being so supportive

09.01.2022 September Holiday Programs start NEXT WEEK! Have you enrolled in any yet?!! Check out what's on offer over the next two weeks...... https://mailchi.mp/activeeight/septemberschoolholidays Can't wait to see you all there!

06.01.2022 September Holiday Programs are just round the corner!!! Have you enrolled in any yet??!! Introducing... Food FUNdamentals Food FUNdamentals explores a range of themes such as food groups, serving sizes, textures, colours, dietary energy and so much more! Led by A8s Dietitian and Speech Therapists Food FUNdamentals will inspire an appetite for a wide range of food choices and a love of cooking !! Held at our A8 Therapy Hub Kitchen, Food FUNdame...ntals is perfect for members aged 8-16 years old! For more info on Food FUNdamentals or any of our other September Holiday Programs - visit our website (link in bio) or keep an eye on our social media channels See more

05.01.2022 SEPTEMBER HOLIDAY PROGRAMS ARE NOW LIVE!!!! A8 members and families check your emails or head on over to our website (link in bio) for more info! Weve got Food FUNdamentals, Coders & Gamers, Lego Club and so much more happening in both weeks of the school holidays Check it out now and start enrolling before its too late!!

05.01.2022 New online program alert!!! FamActive is our first family-designed exercise program! Fun fact: Coach Rob and Miss Emma are actually brother and sister so FamActive is definitely fun for the whole family! ... Check out the full post over on TheraPlay.TV

04.01.2022 Did you know Bri has joined our A8 Occupational Therapist Team?!! Bri brings a wealth of knowledge and experience joining us from AEIOU and prior to that private practice! Bri enjoys working with children of all ages including children under 6 as early intervention is her passion! Bri has experience in working with members with autism, fine and gross motor delays, physical disabilities, developmental delays, trauma, behavioural difficulties, and social and emotion...al concerns! Look out for Bri in A8s Secret Agent Society program next term! For more info on Occupational Therapy at A8 - visit our website (www.activeeight.com.au) or email us at [email protected] See more

03.01.2022 EMBRACE Facilitated by our OTs Shannon and Maddie and Psychologist Cynthia, Embrace is our new program to support our teenage girls (12-16 yrs) in building their self esteem, confidence & resilience. By the end of the 10-week program our goal is to see each girl emerge with the skills required to positively embrace and navigate social situations including nurturing supportive friendships decoding social etiquette and building healthy safe-care routines! Embrace will run every Tuesday 4.30pm - 5.30pm starting in Term 3 For more info, visit our website (link in bio) or email us at [email protected]

01.01.2022 HAPPY SPEECH PATHOLOGY WEEK This years theme for Speech Pathology Week is Communicating with Confidence! Communication is a basic human right and our wonderful Speechies work to support our members to fulfil their capacity to communicate everyday. They not only provide the skills and strategies for everyone to communicate confidently using their preferred method/s but also support members with their education support their overall health and wellbeing and assist members to build meaningful relationships with others! To celebrate and increase Speech Pathology awareness, A8s Speech Team have baked lots and lots of yummy treats all week! Lucky us! @speechpathaus #SPweek @ Active Eight - A8

01.01.2022 TheraPlayTV goes live TODAY!!!! We are SOOOO excited for you to see what we've been working on over the last month! Thank you for being so patient and ENJOY!!!

01.01.2022 Today was our last Camp Active: Arts, Crafts & Yoga We had lots of fun over the past 3 days visiting the jungle flying our rockets around space and diving down under the sea !!! One of our favourite things in Arts & Crafts was making wibbly wobbly jellyfish and we also loved getting messy making glittery star slime In Yoga we loved learning all our animal poses like the tiger and crocodile pose!! Thanks to all our wonderful members who joined us this week

01.01.2022 A few weeks ago we held our Little Arvo Out - Trolls Movie Dance Along!! And oh my glitter we had the BEST time! We danced to the Trolls soundtrack played Poppy-inspired fun games dressed up ready for the Trolls premiere and had the paparazzi take our photos on the rainbow red carpet! Here’s some photos of our members all glitzed and glammed ready to go!!