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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July 29th, 2010Bringing Business Smarts to TWLS
July 22nd, 2010Most 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, 2010Why We Teach American Sign Language: Part Two
July 6th, 2010Last 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.