Learning through movement
Movement is a key tool for a child's brain development. Through movement, attention, self-control, and readiness for learning begin to form.
MONA center services
Services of MONA
All development areas that help a child move, adapt, learn, and become more confident.
At MONA, activities and specialists do not work separately from one another but as one system that helps develop the body, attention, independence, speech, behavior, and social skills of the child.
Category
Sport and movement
Basketball
Basketball develops attention, reaction speed, and the ability to follow rules. A child learns to make decisions, interact with others, and control their actions.
Bicycle
Riding a bicycle helps develop balance, motor planning, and confidence in one's actions. The child learns to control the body and become more independent.
Roller skating
Roller skating improves concentration and balance. The child learns to keep attention while moving and gradually reduces fear of new actions.
Individual exercises
Individual exercises help a child learn to follow instructions and complete tasks step by step. Attention, persistence, and readiness for learning begin to grow.
Gymnastics
Gymnastics develops coordination, body control, and self-confidence. The child learns to approach new movement tasks with more confidence.
Fitness
Fitness helps build endurance and the ability to carry tasks through to the end. The child learns to tolerate effort and keep attention for longer periods.
CrossFit
Adaptive CrossFit develops strength, confidence, and the ability to cope with challenging tasks. The child learns to overcome difficulties and control their actions.
Athletics
Athletics helps develop reaction speed, spatial orientation, and confidence in movement. These skills build a foundation for learning and everyday life.
Table tennis
Table tennis develops attention, visual-motor coordination, and speed of thinking. The child learns to react quickly and maintain concentration.
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Therapy and specialists
Specialist support and hippotherapy are added additionally based on assessment results, the center's recommendations, or the family's request.
Hippotherapy
Hippotherapy helps a child develop physically, emotionally, and socially. It supports balance, coordination, sensory integration, confidence, and calmness, while also helping the child engage with the outside world more easily. Simple horse riding is included in the base program.
Sports massage
Sports massage helps relieve tension, improve body awareness, and prepare the child for physical activity. It supports recovery and makes sessions more comfortable.
Psychologist
Working with a psychologist helps the child regulate emotions better, reduce tension, and go through difficult situations more calmly. This is especially important for adaptation within the family, group, and learning environment.
Speech therapist
A speech therapist helps develop speech comprehension, vocabulary, phrase building, and communicative initiative. When necessary, alternative communication methods are introduced.
Psychological support for parents
We help parents better understand the child's condition, respond to difficult behavior more calmly, and build a clearer and more stable interaction system at home.
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Daily living and social skills
Self-care
This area helps a child master basic daily living skills: dressing, undressing, hygiene, using utensils, brushing teeth, toilet skills, and other everyday actions. The main goal is to help the child become more independent in everyday life.
Haircut
Haircut sessions help a child get used to touch, tolerate everyday care procedures, and accept adult assistance more calmly. This is an important part of preparation for daily life.
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Water and nature
Swimming
Swimming helps a child relax, feel their body better, develop coordination, confidence, and breath control. Water also helps reduce tension and improve sensory processing.
Sea
Activities by the sea help a child adapt to open environments, cope with new sensations, and interact with water and the surrounding space with more confidence.
This is a seasonal summer activity.
Forest trekking
Walks in the forest help reduce stress, develop observation, resilience, and the ability to interact calmly with the surrounding environment.
Developmental environment beyond sessions
Picnics, gardening, holidays, shared events, and the everyday life of the center help a child learn social rules, understand communication rituals better, and engage in group life more calmly.
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Outdoor activities
Outdoor activities are included in the base program, but some of them are seasonal.
Rafting
Rafting helps a child go through a new experience, strengthen self-confidence, and join a shared activity with others.
Safari
Safari broadens the child's sensory and emotional experience, helps accept new environments more easily, and strengthens interest in the world around them.
Parachute
A tandem flight over the sea with an instructor helps a child experience something new, strengthens self-confidence, and builds trust in their own abilities.
Zoo
A trip to the zoo helps develop sensory perception, emotional intelligence, group behavior, and calm interaction in a new social environment.
Important to know
Important to know
The composition of the program may vary depending on the season and the child's current goals.
Outdoor activities are included in the base program, but they take place at different times of the year.
Work with specialists and hippotherapy are added additionally based on assessment results, the center's recommendations, or the family's request.
From time to time the center launches additional formats and new activities. Current options can always be clarified with the administrator.