She said different students and teachers are involved in different activities with the program. The students learn to apply classroom skills to the world beyond the school. Students have done projects such as monitoring younger students, recycling, writing to pen pals, creating a butterfly garden and tagging Monarch butterflies for a research project. One project, Ms. Riggin said, was creation of cards to be delivered to Meals on Wheels recipients. They used their creative and art skills to help other people.
Students help younger students by visiting the younger grades and reading to the students.
As a special project, a student who couldn't hear helped his interpreter teach sign language to his fellow students. Ms. Riggin said when students signed up for the class, it was so popular that more than one group had to be formed. Now students all over the campus are signing and a world of communication has opened up for the student. Another project is a recycling program. Students collect recyclables and bring them to a central location.