10.05.25: Gary’s Blog #10 ✨🤵🪩
FCSN 2025 Gala Continue reading 10.05.25: Gary’s Blog #10 ✨🤵🪩
FCSN 2025 Gala Continue reading 10.05.25: Gary’s Blog #10 ✨🤵🪩
One brush, one canvas, one stroke, one painting, a flourish of creativity. This is the philosophy of FCSN’s Hands-On Art Class. Located next to the FCSN South Bay Center, the Colibri Pottery Studio sells many hands-on creations, ranging from paintings, candles, and pottery, and even hosts events and art classes for customers. On September 15th, the studio held its first one hour art class for the special needs students of FCSN. Under the guidance of the amazing teacher Ceci, the lead instructor and studio manager of Colibri Pottery Studio, the students were able to create a fall art piece using a paintbrush and a canvas. Moreover, thanks to the FCSN workers, Po-Yu Yen and Alyssa, the class proceeded smoothly with their support and assistance… Continue reading FCSN Hands-On Art Class
Food and Celebrations Continue reading 10.23.25 – 10.26.25: Derek’s Blog #3 🎁🎉🐓
FCSN Arts & Crafts + Halloween Party Continue reading 10.19.25: Gary’s Blog #9 🖌️🎃 👻
On June 7, from 4 to 7 PM, FCSN held the annual Family Day at the Culture Center of TECO in Milpitas. The event included both a segment in which FCSN board members presented various milestones and a series of performances by members of East and South Bay recreation programs. Guests including special needs families and members of different song and dance programs enjoyed a musical opening by the South Bay Percussion Group before the announcements began… Continue reading FCSN Family Day 2025
Sending speedy emails, editing through tens of articles a month, and leading an entire team of high school reporters wasn’t initially on 17-year-old Isaac He’s mind when he joined FCSN Voices as an eighth-grader in 2022. But now, as the FCSN VOICES Team Lead, he’s currently in charge of doing all of that and much more… Continue reading My FCSN Voices Experience: Isaac He
September Weekend Journals Continue reading 09.07.25 – 09.28.25: Derek’s Blog #1 + 2 🤖🎤🐶
Chicago Trip for Cousin’s Wedding Continue reading 10.06.25: Gary’s Blog #8 💍 🛳️ 🏙️
On August 31, we finally set out on our first FCSN family bus trip after six years!
Bus trips have always been one of the most popular and well-loved activities for FCSN families. In the past, we typically held two trips each year, and parents and families really enjoyed the different journeys together… Continue reading FCSN Family Bus Trip – Back After Six Years
In the first article of the Health Column Series, “The Therapeutic Power of Dance for Kids on the Spectrum,” I shared an overview of clinical studies highlighting the benefits of dance for autistic children and young adults. In this second installment, I continued the conversation by speaking with Sarah Schwartz, a Registered Dance/Movement Therapist (MS, R-DMT) through the American Dance Therapy Association’s Certification Board. We discussed how a dance therapy session works, the impact she has witnessed in children on the spectrum, and her advice for our FCSN families who want to support therapeutic goals at home… Continue reading An Interview with Sarah Schwartz, a Registered Dance/Movement Therapist (MS, R-DMT) who works with individuals on the Spectrum