Piece of Mind Academy Midstream - Specialist School

Piece of Mind Academy Midstream - Specialist School Specialising in the Education of Neurodiverse Learners

Support Saturday. 💜Five days of structure, then two days without it. For a lot of our families the weekend is the hardes...
05/09/2026

Support Saturday. 💜

Five days of structure, then two days without it. For a lot of our families the weekend is the hardest part of the week.

A few things that tend to help. Keep wake up times and meals close to weekday times. Write the day up somewhere everyone can see it, even if it is only three items on the fridge. Plan one outing a day instead of three. Decide where the quiet spot is before anybody needs it.

Now we want to hear from you. What does your weekend actually look like, and where does it fall apart? Tell us in the comments and we will build next Saturday’s post around your answers.

Feel Good Friday. 💚Hands in, everybody.Trays of shredded paper, a handful of plastic eggs, some cups and scoops. That wa...
04/09/2026

Feel Good Friday. 💚

Hands in, everybody.

Trays of shredded paper, a handful of plastic eggs, some cups and scoops. That was the whole activity, and it held our Midstream learners for the better part of an hour. Filling, tipping, hiding an egg and finding it again.

Messy play does a lot of quiet work. It teaches hands what different textures feel like, it teaches children to tolerate the ones they do not love, and it is one of the easiest ways to get a nervous system to settle.

Also, it is just good fun on a Friday.

Team Up Thursday. 💜Midstream has a recycling station.Two green bins, one for plastic and one for paper, labelled and sta...
03/09/2026

Team Up Thursday. 💜

Midstream has a recycling station.

Two green bins, one for plastic and one for paper, labelled and standing by the wall. Our team put them there themselves, on their knees in the grass, smoothing down every label so it would survive the first week. Some of our learners came out to help stick them on.

It is a small thing that will teach a lot. Sorting is a skill. So is doing the right thing when nobody is checking.

Tag a teacher who does the invisible work.

Wins Wednesday. ⭐Celebrate every success, big or small. This week at Piece of Mind Academy Midstream it was Royalty Week...
02/09/2026

Wins Wednesday. ⭐

Celebrate every success, big or small. This week at Piece of Mind Academy Midstream it was Royalty Week, and our learners built a castle.

Not with blocks. With a sponge, a tray of brown paint and a very long sheet of paper. One press at a time, all the way down, until the whole page was stone. Then the windows and doors were drawn in and yellow tissue flames were added along the top.

Printing with a sponge is deceptively good work. You have to load it evenly, press with the same pressure every time and keep going long after the novelty has worn off. Finishing something this big is the win.

Tell us in the comments: what was your child’s win this week?

Tour Us Tuesday. 🏡Reading about a school only takes you so far. Walking through it tells you everything.Come and see the...
01/09/2026

Tour Us Tuesday. 🏡

Reading about a school only takes you so far. Walking through it tells you everything.

Come and see the classrooms, the sensory room, the field and the playground, and meet the people who will be with your child every day. We keep tours to one family at a time so you can ask the awkward questions properly.

Send us a message to pick a morning that suits you.

Happy Spring Day. 💜Breathe it in.Of all the flowers in bloom this month, lavender is the one the world reaches for when ...
01/09/2026

Happy Spring Day. 💜

Breathe it in.

Of all the flowers in bloom this month, lavender is the one the world reaches for when it needs to calm down. Its name comes from the Latin lavare, to wash. The Greeks and Romans put it in their baths. Medieval households tucked dried sprigs between the linen to keep the sleep peaceful. Today it turns up in every oil, candle and bath salt sold on the promise of a settled mind, because the science agrees with the folklore: the scent genuinely soothes.

A flower famous for quieting a busy mind feels like the right way to open our favourite season, at a school called Piece of Mind.

Here is to warmer mornings, longer afternoons and gardens worth going outside for. Happy Spring Day from all of us.

Monday · Moments that Matter. 💚Both feet off the ground, then down the line to the next station.Cones to jump, balls to ...
31/08/2026

Monday · Moments that Matter. 💚

Both feet off the ground, then down the line to the next station.

Cones to jump, balls to kick, a bucket to knock over. Our Midstream learners were out on the field this week working through the circuit one station at a time.

Jumping teaches a child where their body ends and the world begins. Aiming teaches them to plan a movement before they make it. Waiting for a turn teaches the rest. None of it looks like schoolwork and all of it is.

Feel Good Friday 🔥 Dress-up day at Midstream. A businessman, an athlete, a braai master and a few outfits we are still t...
28/08/2026

Feel Good Friday 🔥 Dress-up day at Midstream. A businessman, an athlete, a braai master and a few outfits we are still trying to categorise. Everyone came as what they wanted to be, and nobody held back.

Feel Good Friday 🩺 Dress-up day at Midstream gave us one very serious medical professional. Scrubs on, rounds started, h...
28/08/2026

Feel Good Friday 🩺 Dress-up day at Midstream gave us one very serious medical professional. Scrubs on, rounds started, hugs prescribed. The staff got seen to first.

Team Up Thursday 👑 One of our Midstream learners decided his teachers needed crowning. He made a crown, printed their ph...
27/08/2026

Team Up Thursday 👑 One of our Midstream learners decided his teachers needed crowning. He made a crown, printed their photos, cut them out and pinned badges to his jacket. And his trousers. He wore the lot all day. Teacher Appreciation Week, judged by the people who know them best.

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23 Mount Quray Street
Olifantsfontein
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Tuesday 07:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 07:00 - 17:00
Thursday 07:00 - 17:00
Friday 07:00 - 17:00

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