Mikayla Johnson's university assignment evolved into a successful entrepreneurial venture with Active Eight, formerly known as Tippy Toe Co. Established in 2013, the program provides inclusive dance and movement activities for children and young people with special needs, addressing the lack of options available to families.

Offerings at Active Eight include occupational therapy, physiotherapy, psychology, exercise physiology, yoga, dance, ninja warrior, drumming, and more. Moving away from traditional clinical approaches, Active Eight’s programs are co-created and designed by therapists to stimulate and activate the children and young adults' full potential through play-based therapy.

Mikayla hopes to continue to expand upon Active Eight’s all-inclusive and holistic one-stop-shop model to introduce more services and reach more families in the community.

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