https://www.sojourntrc.org/home daily 0.75 2022-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620a84c489576630e0b89761/928f2872-2092-41d9-a4fe-63f282fc87f6/SOJOURN2.jpeg Home - Equine Assisted Activities At Sojourn TRC, instruction and lessons are supervised by a State of Illinois licensed Special Education Teacher/Reading Specialist who is a Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor (CTRI). Lessons are differentiated in order to meet the unique goals and objectives presented by each rider. Our leadership team bring years of experience to bear on the greatest challenge of our time. We’re results driven, with a proven record of previous successes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620a84c489576630e0b89761/afcc88a5-81d0-40f2-9c5d-3e704d641d3e/TRAINING1.jpeg Home - Equine-Assisted Learning (EAL) EAL is an experiential learning approach that promotes the development of life skills for educational, professional and personal goals through equine assisted activities (PATH International definition). Our leadership team bring years of experience to bear on the greatest challenge of our time. We’re results driven, with a proven record of previous successes. https://www.sojourntrc.org/contact-us daily 0.75 2022-03-08 https://www.sojourntrc.org/volunteer daily 0.75 2022-04-25 https://www.sojourntrc.org/our-team daily 0.75 2024-05-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620a84c489576630e0b89761/1646315406791-3B2IGV3CDJLTWFUX43T8/Barbara+%26+Horse.jpg Meet The Trainers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620a84c489576630e0b89761/1646315438943-5XWO3ELL1NO5UG9J4WUC/Ken+Borden%2C+Jr.jpg Meet The Trainers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620a84c489576630e0b89761/1646660234947-0KKMVBNZWB15WTJ8E8V5/John%2BTricou.jpg Meet The Trainers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620a84c489576630e0b89761/7b06cf0c-50f5-4d52-89b1-797ef92f4e62/image.png Meet The Trainers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620a84c489576630e0b89761/324d12eb-e53a-42a0-9ec5-a8f9f206d362/image+%281%29.png Meet The Trainers https://www.sojourntrc.org/meet-our-horses daily 0.75 2024-05-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620a84c489576630e0b89761/01e25b1c-1fc9-4082-be5e-29fe8ca93d39/Duncan.jpg Meet Our Horses - Meet Duncan 15 hand Haflinger 15 years old 3rd level dressage Outstanding lunge horse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620a84c489576630e0b89761/c2a4201c-5fba-4bd4-9ec2-17c6ffb554a7/Odin.jpg Meet Our Horses - Meet Odin 16.1 Hand Standardbred 19 years old Pacer Rescued from a kill pen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620a84c489576630e0b89761/da2c743e-084d-46f9-8264-d96b9c38f3cb/Hook.jpg Meet Our Horses - Meet Hook Purebred Andelusian from Spain 16 Hands High Grand Prix dressage horse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620a84c489576630e0b89761/9455aaa6-3273-44cd-ae14-179bae84b110/ScoutA.jpg Meet Our Horses - Meet Scout Bay Dun Quarter Horse 15 Hands High 13 years old Former Ranching Horse 2nd level dressage horse Excellent lunge horse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620a84c489576630e0b89761/01a0c81b-cece-4093-ad45-c098457ca6d1/Brittany.jpg Meet Our Horses - Meet Brittany 16 hand registered American Warmblood: Friesian/Saddlebred Cross 15 years old Cart Driving Horse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620a84c489576630e0b89761/9a8231ee-11ac-408f-8615-6d01b7b0d0f1/Chance+%26+Remmi.jpg Meet Our Horses - Meet Our Minis! Chance is a black and white Class B Mini 9 Hands High 20 years old Chance loves working with the wee ones and also is a driving horse. He has attended many parades. Remmi is a brown and white Class B Mini A little under 9 Hands High 15 years old Remmi assists participants in the Equine Assisted Learning in Education Program https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620a84c489576630e0b89761/9480fe62-7ef1-4aae-bdbc-cac3e5c3216e/Blue+Ivy.jpg Meet Our Horses - Meet Blue Ivy 15.3 Hands High Registered Paint 20 years old 2nd Level Dressage horse Blue Ivy has a 'condition' called Complete Heterochromia. On the white side of his face, he has a brown eye. 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Joe had a huge impact and was the reason why Barbara, early on at the age of 10, wanted to pursue a career in special education. Barbara’s credentials/licenses include: Learning Behavior Specialist 1: Pre-Kindergarten through Age 21; Learning Disabilities: Pre-Kindergarten through Age 21; Secondary Education Grade 6 through Grade 12; Reading Specialist: Kindergarten through Grade 12. Barbara has her B.S.Ed. in Special Education and her M.A. in Reading Specialist Additionally, Barbara has taught in higher education for numerous years at Saint Xavier University School of Education and has travelled around the U.S. conducting staff developments in education for IRI Skylight, Simon and Schuster, and Pearson Education. https://www.sojourntrc.org/enroll-today daily 0.75 2022-03-03 https://www.sojourntrc.org/our-services daily 0.75 2024-05-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620a84c489576630e0b89761/3d0dffc6-a29f-4cf4-8a50-1ef53c4f6ecc/29-Barn.jpg Our Services - School Partnerships Sojourn TRC provides services to students who are at risk and have behavioral issues that prevent them from experiencing success in the classroom. Sojourn TRC’s Equine Assisted Learning in Education (EAL-E) program offers support to students who have challenging IEP goals through a Life Skills curriculum that has been designed to re-engage students back into the academic process. Additionally, Life Skills classes are designed, utilizing the ranch and horses, to support Common Core Standards. Equine Assisted Learning in Education has a remarkable impact on human growth and development for children who struggle with negative behaviors, anxiety, ADD/ADHD, and challenges with cultivating positive relationships with others. The EAL-E Life Skills curriculum provides students with a program that is innovative and effective. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620a84c489576630e0b89761/ec3e1547-7366-4c83-b85b-d07b4ae96e7e/EAL+Self+reflections.jpg Our Services - Equine Assisted Learning Equine Assisted Learning/EAL promotes life skills through an experiential learning approach. This approach uses horses on the ground. The focus is on life skills that can be related to: academic achievement, social/emotional behavior (learning situational cues regarding expected and unexpected behaviors), personal growth, self-awareness, self-directed learning, self-assessment, and team building. The EAL program is supervised by an Illinois State Board Licensed Learning Behavior Specialist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620a84c489576630e0b89761/8bbd59c4-dd9d-441b-af8f-6e8f094a49c8/20210817_162431.jpg Our Services - Therapeutic Horseback Riding Therapeutic Horseback Riding is the use of horses in equine-assisted activities. Horseback riding provides many benefits. The movement of the horse activates a variety of sensory imputs including: vestibular, proprioceptive, tactile, visual, auditory, and olfactory! Horseback riding helps with balance, strength, postural control, speech/communication and cognition. The Therapeutic Horseback Riding program is supervised by an Illinois State Board Learning Behavior Specialist and PATH Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620a84c489576630e0b89761/137de9fc-963c-40c0-94e5-c930841ca09e/Reading+with+Chance.jpg Our Services - English Language Arts Take a Chance on Reading and Writing! Sojourn TRC offers an English Language Arts program that follows the Common Core and Illinois State Reading and Language Arts standards. Anchor Standards for Reading and Language Arts include: Key Ideas and Details, Craft and Structure, Integration of Knowledge and Ideas, and Text Complexity. Anchor Standards for Writing include: Text Types and Purposes, Production and Distribution of Writing, Research to Build and Present Knowledge, and Range of Writing. The program is designed to work within a small group setting and is directed by an Illinois State Board Licensed Reading Specialist. https://www.sojourntrc.org/lesson-schedule daily 0.75 2023-05-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620a84c489576630e0b89761/6249006b-760d-4099-b861-469f000fb02d/SOJOURN+-+2023+MAY-JUNE.jpg Lesson Schedule - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.sojourntrc.org/support-your-horse daily 0.75 2022-03-14 https://www.sojourntrc.org/2023-summer-camp daily 0.75 2023-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620a84c489576630e0b89761/e7d30155-33ec-4809-8831-4893efa0b1b3/Volunteers.jpeg 2023 Summer Camp - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.sojourntrc.org/daina-tricou daily 0.75 2022-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620a84c489576630e0b89761/ca5c7286-5155-4e1a-92ac-7349744d2120/Daina.jpg Thank You Daina! - Daina Tricou BS in Psychology and BS Computer Science Engineering from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Computer analyst at Zenith Corporation and National Futures Association. 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