Students create connections through in-class demonstrations
October 24, 2019 at 6:16 a.m.
With closed eyes, first-grader Carly Katz runs her hand across a sheet of paper on which she spelled out her first name in braille using felt dots on Tuesday, Oct. 22. All grade levels at Bruno M. Ponterio Ridge Street School participated in activities during Creating Connections, a weeklong program that strives to teach students about inclusivity.
Creating Connections parent volunteer Stacy Sakellariou holds a braille ruler for students to feel in a kindergarten class at Ridge Street School.
Kindergartener Emerson Andruk tries to pick up a sock during a demonstration showing how people with vision impairments may use this apparatus to become more independent.
Parent volunteers Courtney Schlesinger (left) and Shana Koransky teach kindergartners how to use devices people with vision impairments may use.
With eyes closed shut, first-grader Adriana Wright reaches into a bag and tries to correctly guess what item she is touching. Parent volunteers including Stephanie Sandarciero (left) filled the bags with items such as a sock, pencil and tinfoil.
