Archives for October 2011

From Viscardi Ambassadors Visit Plainview JFK

On October 18, the Viscardi Ambassadors spoke at Plainview/Old Bethpage JFK High School.  This is our first trip of the school year and our first visit to Plainview JFK.  Viscardi Ambassadors is a club of students that visit area schools and talk about their lives as disabled people, their likes and dislikes, and what it means to be a student at the Henry Viscardi School.  Viscardi Ambassadors was created in 2008 as a community based club that gives these educational opportunities to students outside Viscardi walls.  This year the Viscardi Executive Board and a tenth grader attended.

From Viscardi Teachers Visit Williamsburg Collegiate Charter School

On Thursday, October 6th, our middle school teachers and two administrators had the opportunity to visit a Charter School in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.  This school uses the Teach Like a Championmodel that teachers here at Viscardi have been analyzing.  We were anxious to see the techniques they had implemented to create high standards and quality instruction for students in grades 5 – 8.  We were welcomed into many classrooms and observed a variety of subject areas. The school follows a strict academic and behavioral model; all teachers and students honor the guidelines established.  Students are fully engaged in lessons through a variety of strategies and techniques.

Our staff will be integrating some of the techniques presented during this visit.  We are always striving to incorporate new ideas in our ongoing efforts to provide quality and diverse instruction at the Henry Viscardi School

From 9th Graders Tour Adelphi University 10-3-11

On October 3, the 9^th grade class went to Adelphi University for an information session and college tour.  The information session focused on the different majors offered by Adelphi, services available to students with disabilities, clubs, admission requirements, and financial aid programs.  The students and parents were able to address their questions and concerns about college.  After the information session, the students took a tour of the Adelphi campus, including a wheelchair accessible dormitory room, classrooms, library, recreation center, and food court.  Following the tour, our 9^th graders enjoyed mingling with college students in the food court while they ate their lunch.  The students found it to be an extremely valuable experience.