'We in Mitchell House value ourselves and others. We strive to show this by respecting ourselves and each other as individuals, respecting each other's rights as individuals, fulfilling our own responsibilities and helping others fulfill theirs."
About Us
Mitchell House is an Education Authority Belfast Region co-educational special school for children with physical disabilities. Most of our students have an associated learning difficulty to some degree.
I loved my visit to Summer Scheme to see my buddies ๐ Looking forward to seeing everyone again in a few weeks time!
Hello everyone - itโs Raiaโs Mummy/Trainer/Paw-parent here and Iโve taken over her account to wish her a very Happy 1st Birthday ๐๐พ
Dear Raia
From the moment you came into our lives at just 4 months old, I knew you were something special. Watching you grow into the incredible assistance dog you are today has been an absolute joy. At school, youโre focused, calm, and always ready to supportโbut outside of work, youโre the most loving, playful, and cuddly pup I could ever ask for. ๐ถ๐
You brighten every morning with your snuggles, bring endless laughs with your toy obsession, and are the best company on walks.
Thank you for being my sidekick, my student, my shadow, and my wee chum ๐
I canโt wait to see what amazing things you achieve over the next 12 months.
PS Normal service will resume again!
Episode 2 - look how tiny I am here! I still give the best cuddles ๐ @utv.ni
I did a VERY important job today ๐ฌ make sure you watch UTV on Friday at 7pm to see what I got up to!
Massive thanks to everyone at @utv.ni for all the cuddles and making the morning so exciting for me. They all said I was a star โจ๐พ (I kind of know that anyway!).
Big bonus for me was getting to see my besties Emma and Simon, I was super excited to see them ๐
Iโm going to be on TV ๐ The new Dogs with Jobs series starts tomorrow night on @utv.ni at 8.30pm. I hope youโll all be watching out for me!
The summer hols have been pretty chilled out so far, Iโve loved lots of walks and meet ups with my friends (paw and human ones!!).
Hope youโre all enjoying yourselves as much as me โ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ๐พ
School is out for the year! I want to thank everyone for my very special 1st birthday bash last week. Look at all the presents I got ๐ thanks everyone for your kindness. ๐
Here are some pictures from the day. I invited some VIPs to visit as well as my VIP dog friend Lexi ๐พ
I was sad to say goodbye to the Falcons, theyโve looked after me so well. I know theyโll be amazing in their new adventures but I did tell them to come back and visit for some free cuddles ๐ฅฐ
Have a fab summer everyone - Iโll update you on some of my fun activities ๐
Raiaโs 1st birthday bash ๐๐
I had my birthday celebrations this week ๐ฅณ๐ A month early because of school holidays but I think it might mean I can just celebrate for a whole month!!
I was so happy to see the VIPs - Gary and Lexi @assistancedogsni , Simon and Emma @utv.ni, Ellie and crew @wingitbelfast
The boys and girls made my day extra special. Every class had a little party organised for me and then we had the whole school out in the playground ๐
It was a BIG day today! I passed my Level 1 Assistance Dog test ๐๐๐ In a few months I will (hopefully) be a certified Assistance Dog! All my hard work has certainly paid off ๐
I also have to say a big thank you to Team Raia - they are my handlers in school. They helps me learn all the things I needed to know for today.
Iโm very proud of myself and how far Iโve come from my first day in school back in November to today ๐ฅฐ
Thanks to the Rotarians for hosting us for a lunchtime talk in the @europahotelbelfast I was very well looked after with lots of strokes and cuddles! My mummy was giving some sort of presentation about our school, I listened for a while but then she got talking about me so I just stretched out and had a little nap ๐ค๐
I was a very brave girl on the Glider, buses can be scary at times but I took it in my stride and tried hard not to fall over! Mission accomplished ๐๐ป
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