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 you can expect during our six, week-long virtual Pine Tree Camp to You Read More ›
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 and continue the traditions of Pine Tree Camp for the next 75 years. After Read More ›
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 speech/language therapy sessions allow students to maintain and work on their speech and Read More ›
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 population of children and adults with disabilities just might need connection more Read More ›
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 "Camp to You" initiative at this link. The American Camp Association New Read More ›
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 speech/language therapy sessions allow children to maintain and work on their Read More ›
WABI5 TV Features Pine Tree Camp
WABI5 Interviewed Pine Tree Camp director, Dawn Willard-Robinson to learn how we're keeping our Pine Tree Camp community connected during this time of social distancing. Discover more on Pine Tree Camp's Facebook page. Read More ›
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. Children with disabilities that impact verbal communication, like autism Read More ›
Virtual connection reduces isolation of Maine people with disabilities
It’s almost like we haven’t left At this point in time when we’re all coping with the effects of social isolation, Pine Tree Society’s Adult Support Services team has launched remote programming to engage their clients in maintaining connections with friends, building healthy habits and independent living skills and staying focused on personal Read More ›