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Training for the Transitional Olympics

ELKTON — A team of students from High Road School of Cecil County will travel to Wilmington, Del. on March 30 to compete for awards in the Transitional Olympics. These teenagers in Morgan Davis’ class have been practicing their daily life skills for weeks in hopes of bringing home a prize to their school on Singerly Road in Elkton. What the average adult sees as the drudgery of folding clothes, packing lunches, setting the table or handling a checking account these students see as a learning experience and a step toward independence. “I like folding clothes,” said Justin George, 19, [...]

Training for the Transitional Olympics2023-03-31T12:34:52-04:00

Student and “Big Buddy” Thrives at Sierra School of East Valley

Sam H. enrolled at the Sierra School of East Valley soon after the school opened in 2021. Now a student for nearly two years, the 18-year-old says she likes her teachers, the staff and that she’s also learned a lot. “And I’m not talking academically. Don’t get me wrong, I did learn a lot of new material that I didn’t know before. But I mostly learned how to cope, grow and mature as a person,” Sam said. “It wasn’t easy, as I was very bitter and angry when I first got here, but the staff is relentless and they kept [...]

Student and “Big Buddy” Thrives at Sierra School of East Valley2023-03-31T12:39:05-04:00

Excel Academy of South Shore celebrates graduates of inaugural EMR training program

Leadership at the Excel Academy of South Shore recently held a special ceremony honoring nine high school students, part of the Chicago Public Schools’ Options Network, for their successful completion of Superior Ambulance's accredited Emergency Medical Responders (EMR) training program. The students each received a certificate and an elective credit. This impressive achievement for the students marks the second time Excel Academy students were offered enrollment into the EMR program – a 56-hour state approved course taught by certified EMS instructors. Through the partnership with Excel, Superior provides all textbooks and coursework materials, instructors, equipment including CPR manikins, AED trainers, and various [...]

Excel Academy of South Shore celebrates graduates of inaugural EMR training program2023-03-31T12:14:48-04:00

Graham Academy Students Publish Book on “What Kindness Means to Us”

Eight students at The Graham Academy, a special education elementary school for students living with autism and students living with behavioral challenges, can now say “I am a published author”. Their writing activity assignments for World Kindness Day in November were collected and published into a professionally bound hardcover book. "What Kindness Means to Us" is now in print. Teacher Michelle Toepfer found the idea for the book publishing program online at Studentreasures Publishing. She sent away for the free kit that included a step-by-step guide to submit the student’s creations. Illustrations accompanied a hand-written sentence from each child on what [...]

Graham Academy Students Publish Book on “What Kindness Means to Us”2023-03-31T14:40:11-04:00

SPOTLIGHT: High Road School of Delaware social worker integral in helping her students achieve academic success

Every day and especially on World Social Work Day (March 21), it's important to highlight the essential role social workers play in promoting the well-being of students and their families. For the past three years Jade Rosenberg, MSS, HSV, a licensed social worker, has worked at the High Road School of Delaware as a full-time, on-site social worker. In this role, she serves some of the most vulnerable students in her community. Rosenberg witnesses the incredible resilience of her students, who face many difficult challenges, including family instability and trauma, which can have a profound impact on their academic performance, [...]

SPOTLIGHT: High Road School of Delaware social worker integral in helping her students achieve academic success2023-04-04T12:23:35-04:00

Cunningham Academy Hosts Diversity and Inclusion Workshops To Empower Students

With the assistance of Executive Director and Founder of Project Inspir8tion, Jocovi Lindsey, Cunningham Academy recently hosted two diversity and inclusion workshops. Guest speakers included Cumberland County prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McCrae, author and humanitarian, Makema Douglas, youth success liaison in the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office, Adrian McGriff and a police officer from the New Jersey Attorney General's office. Over a dozen students took part in a workshop aimed at empowering them to be respected as well as respect what makes them and others different in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, religion, sexual orientation, education and national origin. “We are [...]

Cunningham Academy Hosts Diversity and Inclusion Workshops To Empower Students2023-03-24T15:35:55-04:00

School social workers fill critical gaps in student care

On World Social Work Day, school and community leaders can recognize the essential role that social workers play in promoting student well-being By MICHELLE WILLIAMS, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Special Education Services, Inc. | March 21, 2023 - As a social worker for an in-district classroom inside of a Texas elementary school, I have the honor of serving some of the most vulnerable students in our community. On March 21, World Social Work Day, it’s important to highlight the essential role social workers play in promoting the well-being of our students and their families. Every day, I have the privilege [...]

School social workers fill critical gaps in student care2023-03-21T11:23:19-04:00

High Road School of Nashville Program Director Receives Surprise Proclamation from Mayor’s Office

Gentry Campbell, program director at the High Road School of Nashville, received a special (and surprise!) proclamation recently from Mayor John Cooper’s office. She was recognized for her leadership and dedication towards making sure the needs of High Road’s students are met so they may thrive in and out of school. Deputy Mayor of Community Engagement Brenda Haywood presented the proclamation. “I am humbled to receive this honor,” said Campbell, who joined High Road in 2018. “I admire my students and it is my pleasure to help prepare them academically and socially to be productive, contributing members of society once [...]

High Road School of Nashville Program Director Receives Surprise Proclamation from Mayor’s Office2023-03-15T13:18:30-04:00

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