03/08/2026
🐾📚 Meet Piper — Our New Reading Therapy Dog!
Beginning March 9, St. Clement Orthodox Christian Academy is welcoming a very special new member to our school family — Piper, our reading therapy dog!
Research shows that when children read aloud to a calm, friendly dog, it can:
✨ Build reading confidence
✨ Reduce anxiety around mistakes
✨ Encourage reluctant readers
✨ Improve fluency and comprehension
✨ Create a joyful love for books
Piper is a small, hypoallergenic, and specially trained therapy dog who will help create a relaxed and encouraging environment for students as they practice reading.
This program is especially meaningful because Mrs. Carol Norton, our Language Arts Specialist, previously trained and worked with a reading therapy dog that served students across the county and was even featured in the news. Her experience will help guide this program in a safe and impactful way.
We can’t wait for our students to meet Piper and experience the joy of reading with a furry friend. 🐶📖
Welcome to the St. Clement family, Piper! 💙🧡