Staff from Child Life and Family Education can visit your child's school and give age-appropriate presentations to answer questions about your child's illness. These presentations will address several aspects of your child's experience with cancer, including the physical changes children with cancer face. The School Re-entry Program is adapted for your child's grade level. All presentations include an explanation of cancer, and will allow time for discussion and questions from students and staff. The School Re-entry Program is designed to be interactive, and children are encouraged to participate during the presentations.
Presentations also are available for siblings and school faculty.
Child Life Specialists perform a puppet-show that will explain issues specific to your child's illness, including noticeable physical changes. This video touches on common issues that children with cancer face. Students are shown a slide show of the University of Chicago Children's Hospital so they can learn about your child's hospital stay. Children are encouraged to participate in a skit to help them understand what happens when someone has cancer. Children in the video share their experiences and worries about returning to school.