{"id":41132,"date":"2025-12-11T18:18:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T23:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/?p=41132"},"modified":"2025-12-12T02:12:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T07:12:49","slug":"sensory-room-scheduled-to-open-at-kendall-campus-in-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/sensory-room-scheduled-to-open-at-kendall-campus-in-january\/","title":{"rendered":"Sensory Room Scheduled To Open At Kendall Campus In January"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Kendall Campus is expected to open The Reef, Miami Dade College\u2019s first-ever sensory room to help students, faculty and staff with neurodivergent conditions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Located in Room 2118-01, the space is designed to help people who feel anxious or overstimulated and provides a calm and tranquil study environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It accommodates a maximum of eight students at a time and is slated to open on Jan. 20, according to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdc.edu\/access\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ACCESS<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Director Mercy Macrina.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis space will allow students and staff a space to decompress when feeling overstimulated,\u201d Macrina said. \u201cThis allows for an all around better experience both inside and outside of the classroom.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Reef, which is 12 x 24 feet, is a collaboration between ACCESS Disability Services and the Kendall Campus Learning Commons. Renovation of the room did not exceed $45,000,\u00a0 according to Cristina Mateo, who serves as Senior Director of Campus Administration at Kendall Campus<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It includes several therapeutic amenities such as sound-responsive hexagon lighting, 12 chairs including four egg-shaped seats and two beanbags, and wall panels with various calming textures such as bubbles and grooves. There is also a nature sound device that helps create a calming environment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Macrina said the idea to create the space emerged after they saw an increase in students with neurodivergent conditions\u2014such as attention-deficit\/hyperactivity disorder, dyslexia and Tourette\u2019s syndrome\u2014 attending MDC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two and a half years ago, the campus launched the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/kendall-campus-launches-certificate-program-for-neurodivergent-students\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kendall Learning Academy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a 20-credit certificate program that offers educational curriculum for neurodivergent scholars training in the field of business intelligence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Reef is dimly lit with multi-colored LED lights that fluctuates between soft colors such as blue, pink and green. Seating is cushioned and dome-shaped to provide privacy. The space also features two desktop computers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe design was developed in collaboration with commercial furniture and room design companies with the input of our ACCESS department,\u201d Mateo said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even though the room was created with the intent to assist neurodivergent students, it is available to all registered MDC students. They must provide their MDC ID upon entering the room.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Reef will be open Monday through Thursday 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Macrina said each campus is \u201cworking on identifying spaces to house sensory rooms.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;There was a need and the Kendall campus delivered,\u201d Macrina said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yazid Guelida contributed to this report.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i>Click<\/i><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.us19.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=4fc6146412415baee32007fd7&amp;id=b5cd3712dc\"><i> here<\/i><\/a><\/span><i> to subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter, The Hammerhead. For news tips, contact us at mdc.thereporter@gmail.com.\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41096\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41096\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Untitled-design-1-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-41096 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Untitled-design-1-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Untitled-design-1-4.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Untitled-design-1-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Untitled-design-1-4-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Untitled-design-1-4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Untitled-design-1-4-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41096\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chillin\u2019 Out: The Reef includes a variety of seating options and amenities for students to use including bean bag chairs and the desk top computers pictured in this photo. 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