"Grocery shopping
and Christmas-themed aerobics classes are not part of a typical high
school curriculum. But at Marian High School, these are important
lessons for particular students.
"Marian has five additions this year, and principal Mark Kirzeder hopes to see a similar increase next school year. Not new classes, but special new students - students with mild intellectual disabilities. They are the first of the school's Bernadette Scholars, and they are making their mark at Marian.
"The Bernadette Scholars Program is separate from individualized education/resource room programs, and the 2019-20 school year marks its pilot year at the Mishawaka high school. Affectionately called 'Bernies,' Bernadette Scholars are on non-diploma, certificate-of-completion tracks. They spend the bulk of the day together in shared classes. Next semester they will be further assimilated into the typical classrooms."
A recent article in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend (Indiana) newspaper, Today's Catholic, reported on this initiative by Marian High School in Mishawaka, IN.
To access a copy of the complete article, please visit:
Today's Catholic: Bernadette Scholars: 'disability means different ability' (15 JAN 20)
Background information:
Marian High School
"Marian has five additions this year, and principal Mark Kirzeder hopes to see a similar increase next school year. Not new classes, but special new students - students with mild intellectual disabilities. They are the first of the school's Bernadette Scholars, and they are making their mark at Marian.
"The Bernadette Scholars Program is separate from individualized education/resource room programs, and the 2019-20 school year marks its pilot year at the Mishawaka high school. Affectionately called 'Bernies,' Bernadette Scholars are on non-diploma, certificate-of-completion tracks. They spend the bulk of the day together in shared classes. Next semester they will be further assimilated into the typical classrooms."
A recent article in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend (Indiana) newspaper, Today's Catholic, reported on this initiative by Marian High School in Mishawaka, IN.
To access a copy of the complete article, please visit:
Today's Catholic: Bernadette Scholars: 'disability means different ability' (15 JAN 20)
Background information:
Marian High School
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