{"id":9339,"date":"2022-03-04T12:20:29","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T04:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spencerparkps.wa.edu.au\/?p=9339"},"modified":"2022-03-04T12:20:29","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T04:20:29","slug":"obstacles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spencerparkps.wa.edu.au\/2024\/obstacles\/","title":{"rendered":"Conquering Obstacles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9298 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/spencerparkps.wa.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/C4A4F0E6-361F-4A74-B1BC-7EC9CC222A27-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/>Every day at SPPS our students have been <span style=\"color: #233e93;\"><strong>opting in<\/strong><\/span> and taking on <strong><span style=\"color: #233e93;\">daily obstacle courses <\/span><\/strong>that challenge, develop and improve their:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Strength and balance<\/li>\n<li>Memory and problem solving<\/li>\n<li>Sensory processing<\/li>\n<li>Motor skills<\/li>\n<li>Coordination<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aroha has really enjoyed it and said her favourite part of the obstacle was <span style=\"color: #233e93;\"><strong>balancing<\/strong> <\/span>and running up and over the balance bridge that is set up. 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