Shining Star School

Thanks to donor support, the Shining Star School is now able to provide special education to patients staying in the hospital. Prior to the addition of this service, our teachers were seeing an average of three children per week who had mild to moderate disabilities and were serving them with limited resources. Our patient population includes children with a wide range of mild to severe disabilities, form visual impairment to autism which requires more specialized resources for their learning needs. In the first six months of having special education being offered, we have supported 54 patients with various adaptive tools and communications systems, advocated for modified materials and technology devices and educated medical staff on best practices for interacting with patients with special education needs.