#GivingTuesdayOSS: Bring Otis to OS

The mission of the Otto Specht School is to make possible a self-sufficient and positive future
for children with developmental delays, learning and social challenges, and sensory imbalances that do not
thrive in a typical classroom setting. To this end we provide innovative educational
programming, based on the methods of Waldorf education, in a safe environment where
therapeutic, social, and academic needs are addressed. We emphasize the healing nature of
practical work, artistic activities, and caring for others; our children learn and work on a farm, in
craft shops and with the elderly in service of the larger community. This innovative approach
supports each child’s individual path toward self-development and independent functioning in
the world.

In working to fulfil this mission, we continuously strive to offer therapeutic opportunities that can help unlock each child's learning potential and pathway to self-sufficiency. The unique and beneficial relationship that many students are able to form with horses is well established as is the therapeutc nature of riding and horsemanship. We are now able to offer this to our students, but not without your help!!!