NEURODIVERSITY WEEK
mAY 12, 2023 MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS DAY
For our first Mental Health Day, we collaborated with Pro-skater and Mental Health Advocate, John Gardner and Skate Jawn Magazine. We gifted 500 copies of John's Deep Rest Zine to middle school students. For elementary, we had each class create their own mental health zine.
APRIL 24-28, 2023 "practice makes progress"
Our annual Autism Week (AAW23)! We don't believe in "Practice Makes Perfect" as nothing is perfect but we do believe in progress and trying your best.
OCTOBER 14, 2022 ADHD AWARENESS & ACCEPTANCE DAY
We had our first ADHD Awareness and Acceptance Day! We collaborated with Creative Flow Arts and did an after school button activity. This activity was a lot of fun and we cranked out a lot of buttons!
APRIL 4-8, 2022 "Keep Going Keep growing"
Our annual Autism Week (AAW22)! When we plan our annual autism weeks, we collaborate with our school's Principal. This theme was our Principal's idea and we loved it. We feel it's important to "keep going and keep growing."
Our first mural by Dez Einswell
APRIL 12-16, 2021 Hey! You're Rad
2021 Videos from our guest speakers:
2021 Press: LBC Hero Squad article in "shout out la"
Noli the NARWHAL
How to be friends with someone who has autism
April 2019
"Don't Worry be Happy" was our theme on worry, stress, anxiety. Our motto this year: "Hi, be kind"
Our new banners! Thanks to the PTA and Foundation
New Tees + Totes
New stickers
New bracelets
100 mason jars made for "Light it Up Blue"
Given to teachers and staff while they played "Three LIttle Birds" by Bob Marley
Girl Scouts and Students, made posters that went along with our theme
NAMI guest speak about mental health to middle school
Alexandra Adlawan read her first book to TK-1st
Chris SPOKE about children with ASD having super powers and organizations he is involved in and the skate community
Yoga Day! We brought 10 certified yoga instructors and they taught the kids how to OM and Namaste
April 2018
More members joined our team! The theme was on Anti-Bullying, promoting kindness, and autism awareness. We added a skit, orchestrated by Student Council on 3 major topics of bullying: cyber, physical/emotional, and how to be friends with someone who has autism for the 5th graders. Some of our teachers incorporated their own curriculum, bringing in a family guest speaker with autism. Decorated the teachers lounge, and their classroom walls. 908 Magazine's, John Grossi interviewed Cubberley and the LBC Hero Squad. Shortly after that, we were acknowledged by Councilwoman, Stacy Mungo. Then invited to City Hall to receive recognition and a proclamation for our autism efforts by, Mayor Robert Garcia.
April 2017
Cubberley's Inaugural Autism Awareness Week. We raised money at Cubberley's annual Carnival booth to fund our debut. We decorated the school in blue, provided a curriculum for faculty and students to promote autism awareness and kindness.
