Get ready for a weekly adventure in tactile learning! Each month brings a new theme packed with interactive stories, catchy songs, creative crafts, tactile graphics, games, and so much more. Whether you’re just starting your tactile skills or building on what you already know, you’ll join learners from across Atlantic Canada for hands-on fun, and maybe even make a few great friends along the way!
Learners in this program will have opportunities to:
- Build foundational tactile literacy skills
- Explore concepts related to the world around them
- Strengthen fine motor skills
- Increase awareness and understanding of the braille code
- Build friendships and share ideas
- Extend learning with optional follow-up activities
Audience: Learners who are blind and low vision
Facilitator: Lesley Anthony, Program Consultant/Specialist
Schedule
Wednesdays
10:30–11:00 a.m. (AST) / 11:00–11:30 (NST)
September 2025 – June 2026
Registration
Online learning programs are for students who qualify for APSEA services. Registration must be completed by their APSEA Educational Support Teacher (EST) / itinerant teacher.
- Register for Tactile Adventures
Registration is open throughout the school year.
Students will require:
- Quiet area and device for accessing the program
- Non-slip mat
- Manual Braille Writer
- Braille Paper
- Basic crafting items (glue, scissors, tape, etc.)
- School teams may also wish to add tactile items to support the monthly theme