To achieve its goals, the school provides a program that instructs students in daily-living skills and Braille reading and writing and trains students to use assistive technology. Students are offered programs in vocational education as well as traditional academics. After school, students have the opportunity socialize, participate in activities such as bowling and swimming, and do homework. One of the school's showcase programs is the Lucky Touch Fortune Cookie Company. This student-run company offers an opportunity for CSB students to learn what running a business involves.
Buyers can order cookies with customized fortunes for holidays and special occasions.
The leap from elementary school to middle school can be traumatic for any student. All of those things, part of the normal middle school day, are daunting for blind students. So did her colleagues in school districts around the Bay Area. Theresa Postello was one of those colleagues, and she talked with Sachs about it. Casey, a visually impaired fifth grader who used Braille, wasn't ready for middle school, Postello told Education World.