Class is starting and Julian heads to the sensory table for “Center Time.” He is excited to make rainbows with cereal bits and tweezers with Ms. Sara. He is working on creating patterns with different manipulatives strengthening his grip and motor skills. Ms. Crystal, a speech therapist,
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HOPE is a wonderful thing. And at Marian Hope, it’s what sustains us. But there is something else that makes us so successful. The Marian Hope mission was started in the basement of founder Angie Knight’s home with just a handful of kids. After providing years of
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The students at Marian Hope Academy are on a mission to share truth about what we are eating and encourage other teens to learn the importance of: God-made foods How to cook with them And all the benefits of eating whole foods. Their desire comes from
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“Can I have more hummus?” Most three year olds are not familiar with hummus. But at Marian Hope we are trying to change that. Snack time during our preschool classes includes several uncommon items: cooked broccoli, cauliflower, guacamole, veggie straws and hummus just to name a few.
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A really typical family. That’s how Christi describes what their daily nutrition looked like a few years ago. “Food is a place you can cut costs,” Christi says, “so we were trying to see just how cheaply we could eat.” This meant a lot of bread, pasta,
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Tuh. Mmm. Nah. These were some of the few sounds Jaxon made at almost 2 ½ years old. Based on typical child development, at two years old he should have been able to say at minimum 50 words while also combining some of those words into two-word
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Merry Christmas Appreciation Poem written with love by MH CEO… Inspired by Dr. Seuss Oh the places you’ll go and the things that you’ll do, at Marian Hope where life is made new. Let’s start with our development team if you will, As they try to raise
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Brody is not just a picky eater. With only three foods in his repertoire, he has never eaten fruit or vegetables. He also has strong sensory aversions to food meaning he does not like to touch or even be around food. His anxiety affects his mealtimes at
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Healthy eating is not easy in our society – well, at least not at first. Everyone wants to be healthy and happy, but might not always feel like we have the time or money to spend. The key to eating healthy is to have healthy foods readily
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When I think of Marian Hope Academy, I think of a treasure box. For the past five months I have had the privilege of being on staff as a Paraprofessional and a sub for different classes. I knew Marian Hope was a treasure from the first time
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