From Classroom to Community: Occupational Therapy Students Help Create Sensory-Friendly Aquarium Experience

InternalThe Charger Blog10/08/2026From Classroom to Community: Occupational Therapy Students Help Create Sensory-Friendly Aquarium ExperienceA unique event that served multiple purposes for all involved turned into a night to remember and a tradition that the University’s occupational therapy program plans to continue.

Kaitlyn Pinheiro

Office of Marketing and Communications

October 9, 2026 Students at Mystic Aquarium

The University of New Haven OTD students provided a sensory friendly-based craft table where children and their families could make paper pinwheels.

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