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🎄✨ HAPPY HOLIDAYS from BLUE SEA Educational Consulting ✨🎄
To all who celebrate, we wish you a joyful, peaceful, and healthy Christmas Day filled with warmth, gratitude, and meaningful moments with those you love.
Blue Sea remains thankful this holiday season for our students, families, providers, and partners who make our work so meaningful throughout the year.
From our Blue Sea family to yours—we send warm holiday wishes to all. 💙
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🎄✨ HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVE ✨🎄
To all who celebrate, may your Christmas Eve be filled with warmth, peace, and moments of joy with loved ones.
May this special time bring comfort, reflection, and hope as we look ahead to the days to come.
From all of us at BLUE SEA Educational Consulting, we wish you a safe, happy, and healthy holiday season. 💙
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📘 NEW YEAR. NEW SKILLS! 📘
🎧📱 "Assistive Technology & AAC Assessments"
Presented by Lauren Barkwill, M.S., CCC-SLP, TSSLD
Start 2026 by strengthening your skills!
JOIN BLUE SEA Educational Consulting for a practical, engaging webinar designed for professionals supporting students with complex communication needs.
This session provides an overview of Assistive Technology and AAC evaluation procedures, including both standardized and dynamic assessment approaches used in school-based settings.
🗓 THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2026
⏰ 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
💻 Live via Zoom
✨ What you’ll gain:
✔ AT & AAC evaluation protocols
✔ Insight into recommended assistive technologies
✔ Eligibility to complete AT & AAC evaluations after the course
✔ 0.15 ASHA CEUs (Introductory Level)
📌 ADVANCE REGISTRATION is required.
👉 Register by scanning the QR code or by visiting:
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🗓 Registration deadline: January 16, 2026
Ideal for SLPs, special educators, and related service providers looking to begin the year with meaningful professional growth.
We look forward to seeing YOU there!
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✨ HOLIDAY HAPPINESS & HIRING ✨
As we head into the holiday season and prepare to welcome a new year, BLUE SEA Educational Consulting proudly celebrates the Related Service Providers who make a lasting difference in the lives of K–12 students with special needs.
Our dedicated therapists support students every day by:
🧩 Building strength, balance, coordination, and mobility so students can confidently navigate their school environments
🗣️ Strengthening communication, language, and social engagement to help students express themselves and connect meaningfully with others
🪑 Assessing and optimizing adaptive equipment and seating to promote comfort, safety, and sustained engagement
🤝 Collaborating closely with teachers, families, and school teams to create inclusive, student-centered learning environments
🎯 Supporting progress toward IEP goals while fostering independence and long-term success
During this season of reflection and renewal, we are reminded that every session—and every step, stretch, sound, and breakthrough—truly matters. 💙
As we look ahead to the New Year, we are proud to partner with exceptional providers whose expertise helps students participate fully, build confidence, and thrive.
👉 BLUE SEA is now hiring OTs, PTs, and SLPs as well as OTHER DISCIPLINES to support K–12 special education students across Long Island.
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🌟 SENSATIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY! 🌟
BLUE SEA Educational Consulting is proud to offer a virtual, ASHA-approved course designed for school-based therapists and educators:
🎧 SENSORY TECHNIQUES FOR SCHOOL THERAPISTS & EDUCATORS
A practical, strategy-driven training focused on using sensory-based approaches to enhance student regulation, engagement, and learning.
🗓 Wednesday, January 14, 2026
⏰ 6:30 – 7:30 PM (Virtual)
In this session, participants will learn how to:
✔ Identify sensory processing needs in school environments
✔ Embed sensory strategies into daily routines and academic tasks
✔ Support student regulation, attention, and participation
✔ Collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary school teams
This course is ideal for OTs, PTs, SLPs, Special Educators, and other school-based practitioners seeking practical tools they can implement immediately.
📲 Learn more & register today:
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✨ Invest in your professional growth and strengthen your impact on student success. 💙
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