The Kentucky Peer Support Network Project is pleased to announce that our pilot school of the month for January 2016 is Field Elementary School in Louisville! Field Elementary has been a pilot site since fall 2014 and has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to expanding friendships and inclusive activities for their students with developmental disabilities. Continue reading “January 2016 Pilot School of the Month is Field Elementary School”
Model Lab Hosts Community Conversation for Students
Part of being a pilot site for the KY Peer Support Network Project is holding a community conversation. A community conversation is an event where members of the community are invited to come together and discuss an important issue; in this case, expanding friendships and social inclusion for students with significant disabilities. Model Laboratory School in Richmond, KY held their community conversation in November of 2015. One idea that came up in the discussion between school staff, community members, and families was holding a similar event where students at Model could talk and generate their own ideas about how to expand social opportunities for their peers with disabilities. Continue reading “Model Lab Hosts Community Conversation for Students”