{"id":665,"date":"2016-09-21T21:15:33","date_gmt":"2016-09-21T21:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/therapydogsbouldercounty.com\/?page_id=665"},"modified":"2018-06-11T20:04:14","modified_gmt":"2018-06-11T20:04:14","slug":"vista-ridge-academy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theholles.com\/therapydogsbouldercounty\/vista-ridge-academy\/","title":{"rendered":"Vista Ridge Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-668\" src=\"https:\/\/theholles.com\/therapydogsbouldercounty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/VRA.jpg\" alt=\"vra\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theholles.com\/therapydogsbouldercounty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/VRA.jpg 400w, https:\/\/theholles.com\/therapydogsbouldercounty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/VRA-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theholles.com\/therapydogsbouldercounty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/VRA-390x259.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Vista Ridge Academy<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">3100 Ridge View Dr<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Erie, CO 80516<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vistaridge.org\">www.vistaridge.org<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Mission<\/span><\/h5>\n<p id=\"missionStatement\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">To inspire learning for life in a Christ-centered environment by promoting creativity, excellence, integrity, respect and stewardship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>The Therapy Dog Program:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Vista Ridge Academy is a <a href=\"https:\/\/theholles.com\/therapydogsbouldercounty\/vetted-facility\/\">vetted facility<\/a> working closely with Therapy Dogs Boulder County to bring some wonderful dog therapy to grades Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade.\u00a0 Children sometimes read to the dogs and have interaction with them for other projects.\u00a0 The visit usually lasts about 1 hour.\u00a0 The Vista Ridge Academy Therapy Dog program is a totally <strong>volunteer<\/strong> program and operates with team visits each week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Teams (a team is a handler and dog) are signed up on a regular visiting schedule.\u00a0 The team choices for visit scheduling are:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">&#8211; Once each week, same day\/time<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">&#8211; 2nd &amp; 4th weeks of the month, same day\/time<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">All teams are required to take a schedule available to them using the above choices, depending on the teacher needs.\u00a0 There are no floating schedules or visitations.\u00a0 All teams are part of a group email list so they can communicate absences and emergency coverage.\u00a0 A monthly schedule is created by the coordinator and sent to all teams and administration\u00a0just before the beginning of each new month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Requirements:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0Therapy Dog Registration:\u00a0 All teams must be registered with a therapy dog association.\u00a0 The accepted registration memberships are:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 150px;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 20px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\u2013 Alliance of Therapy Dogs (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.therapydogs.com\/\"><u>www.therapydogs.com<\/u><\/a>)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u2013 PetPartners(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.petpartners.org\/\"><u>www.petpartners.org<br \/>\n<\/u><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">If you are not presently registered with any association, there are several tester\/observers for Alliance of Therapy Dogs inside of our Therapy Dogs Boulder County group who can help get you started on that process.\u00a0 Use the &#8220;contact us&#8221; selection from the\u00a0main menu and let us know you would like to be tested with your dog.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">2.\u00a0 A copy of proof regarding\u00a0your dog is current on the Rabies Vaccination.\u00a0 A vet record is\u00a0acceptable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">3.\u00a0\u00a0A copy of proof\u00a0showing your dog was\u00a0fecal tested and the test was negative within the last 12 months.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Are you interested in being a therapy dog team at Vista Ridge Academy?\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">If you would like to make application to be a therapy dog team at Vista Ridge Academy in Erie, please click on the following <a href=\"https:\/\/theholles.com\/therapydogsbouldercounty\/facility-application\/\">Facility Application Form<\/a> link which will take you to the Facility application page.\u00a0 If you would like to make application to more than one Facility, please read about their requirements first before selecting them on the application:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">DOGS ONLY, please<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theholles.com\/therapydogsbouldercounty\/facility-application\/\">Facility Application Form<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Vista Ridge Academy 3100 Ridge View Dr Erie, CO 80516 www.vistaridge.org Mission To inspire learning for life in a Christ-centered environment by promoting creativity, excellence, integrity, respect and stewardship. 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