Teacher Spotlight - Sarah Trout

July 29th, 2010

While our students are off enjoying their summer holiday, we wanted to check in with our teaching staff to see what they’re thinking about this summer. We spoke with Sarah Trout, who has been working with us for over two years now, about how she learned about TWLS, what she loves about it and what she does for fun.

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Bringing Business Smarts to TWLS

July 22nd, 2010

Most kids have probably run a lemonade stand in their neighborhood once or twice at some point, but that’s as far as that business will go. The Whole Learning School has taken that basic lemonade stand idea and expanded it into a week-long camp for children with special needs; helping them become real business owners. Read the rest of this entry »

Why We Teach American Sign Language: Part Three

July 13th, 2010

If you haven’t had the chance to read Part 1 or Part 2 of our American Sign Language Series, check them out - you might like to read some of the science behind our ASL program or hear some stories of success and joy.  Otherwise, enjoy this video glimpse into the TWLS ASL classroom!

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Why We Teach American Sign Language: Part Two

July 6th, 2010

Last week in Part 1 of our series, we discussed why American Sign Language (ASL) is so valuable to our students as a vehicle to help them improve their motor control and spatial awareness. Now, we’d like to talk a little about the types of personal and social growth – and some of the wonderful stories – that come from the ASL classroom.

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Teacher Spotlight - Sue McCrary

July 1st, 2010

This week’s Teacher Spotlight features our life skills teacher, Sue McCrary. She talks about how she’s been drawn to work with special needs children since the third grade, what makes TWLS different not only for students, but for teachers, and her passions outside of the classroom.
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