Project First Step®

What We've Done With the Program

Project First Step has been continually growing since its conception. Over the past two years PFS has screened over 85,000 children in three different countries. Dr. Thomas Johnson and Cathy Johnson have worked here in the United States, Calgary, Canada and also China. Summer programs have been developed and are  run here at Albion College was a great success. Over the 4 years the programs have helped over 1,000 children and included over 400 kids drawn out of an application pool of 800 children! The project worked to further children's interaction with critical movement skills. 

In the 2005 summer, Albion College launched the first practice run of the TWIST. With over 800 applicants to the camp, the support was overwhelming from the local community and surrounding areas. Over 400 children participated in the 5 week camp learning to use their bodies in new ways to help movement, learning, and development. The program was a great success with recorded results improving across the board for tested skills and abilities ranging from simple motions of throwing a ball to harder writing concepts such as recognizing vowel sounds. The kids and counselors had a wonderful time interacting and learning in the summer sun. We look forward to the upcoming summer for the continuation of the program and another fantastic camp.

TWIST in Action

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