What is Heartsent Learning Solutions?
Heartsent Learning Solutions (HLS) is a program of playful activities, coupled with age appropriate academic instruction. We design your child’s program to fit their needs; the result is functional improvement in neurodevelopment and processing that lasts a lifetime.
A skilled teacher (Chris Gomes), and an adoptive mom with a therapeutic background and five adopted children who needed help (Val Free), developed this program. Val says "I have tested this program on my own children, and made sure it worked before offering it to you! I have known Chris for 18 years, and know she is a "Child Whisperer" who can connect with and find her way through your child's problems and needs. I am excited to offer this program to you, to help YOUR children benefit like mine have been. I completely stand behind this amazing program".
Chris Gomes is a Certified HANDLE® Screener. Chris provides HANDLE Screenings as part of the HLS assessment, and incorporates HANDLE activities into the HLS program. Together they work to identify and strengthen sensory, motor and/or processing systems, and develop academic and behavioral skills, facilitating learning.
Services We Currently Offer
- In person, intensive program, Chris works directly with the child: four days a week for 2 hours each day, offered in the Orinda office only.
- Assistance with navigating the schools, including SST and IEP meetings
- Special Kindergarten Readiness programs
- Academic testing and HANDLE® Screenings
- Summer Camps:
- MORNINGS IN THE PARK: for children ages 5-8, kindergarten, first and second graders, at the Orinda Park every morning from 9-12 noon, playing lots of games with balls and hoops, enjoying supervised time on the playground structures, sharing story time, and enjoying a snack together. Kids will have a lot of fun while they develop communication and cooperative play skills, and work on solidifying their neurodevelopment. This will be a small group of 4-8 children, beginning on June 18 and ending August 17. Families may select the weeks that they’d like their children to attend.
- MATH CAMP: Project-based hands-on experience with math concepts. This 2-hour afternoon class will be at the Orinda office, beginning at 1pm and ending at 3pm. Each week will have a different theme and project. Open to all ages.
- READING CAMP: Enjoy reading children’s stories about quilts and make a small quilt. This 2-hour afternoon class focuses on improving reading skills. It will be held at the Orinda office and will begin at 3:15pm and end at 5:15pm. Open to all ages.
Coming Soon!
Watch for new programs for families who are not local to Orinda
Call Heartsent Learning Solutions, and get your child on the road to the bright, happy future that you have always envisioned for them. We know about adopted children, we understand their needs, and we know how to meet them - quickly, efficiently, in a cost effective manner, so that your entire family can benefit.