Week in review

Azsweekinreview

Hard week but I had a friend come vist today.This next week will be interesting.Hope u had a great week.

Week in review

 This wek I had a funny thing happen I got mad and went to hit out my anger on the driveing range.I also started my tenth year as a special olympic athlete 

Week in review

This week zoe and I played outside. My boss bought me a personal pizza.i met with  another college consular and saw my cousin a great week.  

Proof that Inclusion can work Works: Meet Brandon G.

  Hay  guys   one  of my  goals this  year is to  reach 100 posts in 2015.  I am doing this by   writing about my  favorite  topic  Inclusive Education.  To  start things off I  am  going to  share  something a  Teresa G
 sent me  about her son  Brandon.


Hi,
I'm a mom who has a son with Down syndrome.  He's surpassed every imaginable goal that a parent if a child who has SN. I have every category story including K-8th full inclusion school experience.  We moved and had to start all over and created an incredible school experience breaking every barrier, overcoming many challenges and creating an environment counter to the status quo of other parents expectations.  Here are some accomplishments because if inclusion in hs:
1.  All A's and B's in Gen Ed.
2. Full team member on Freshmen basketball and track teams.
3. Fashion designer and modeled original art on outfit for Teen Fashion show.
4.  Actor for iPad learning videos.
5.  Santa Cruz Youth City Council Member appointed by Mayor.
6.  Awarded summer internship with local Congressman doing office work .
7. International Yes I Can! Award winner in the Arts Category; modeling, acting and visual arts for Council for Exceptional Children(only US recipient with DS).
8.  Was just crowned Homecoming King of school of 1,500 students with popular school vote!
9.  RecognitionMerit Award for San Andreas Regional Center(10-25-14).
10.  Be Beautiful , Be Yourself Jet Set Fashion Show model, Denver & Washington D.C.
11. Visiting artist display for City of Capitola asked by Art Commission in an art Mecca of Monterey Bay.
12.  Teen Kitchen volunteer where students cook healthy meals for children who have Cancer.
 13. Blue and Gold Athletic award

Life has been very full raising a child with SN , but great !

Best ,

Teresa G


 

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weekinreview

New eve was celebrated alone.I played a ton of videogames and visited another university that seems inclusive. 

Year in Review

  Hay  guys  it seems like the year  was  just started  yesterday but as I  write this its the day before  New Years eve. 2014 has  flown by  and it was a  great  year . I hope that I can  have   a  great  year   in 2015.  

  Now there is  a lot of  great stuff that happened in 2014  here are the monthly  highlights  complete with pictures.

 Let's Go  Niners

 January 2014 :  Took  my  mom out to dinner and  paid for it making me the first child to do that. I got a new basketball and a nice 49 sweatshirt and hat,
 February 2014 :   Watched   the  Superbowl  with  Mexican  Food .   My  old b ball coach came to see me  play in a tournament.








 March 2014:    Had the  best weekend ever at the  TASH  Conference a
nd  got a   cool t shirt to celebrate  World  CP  Day.

March 2014 

April 2014 : Celebrated  Easter by   going to Cream. Competed in Shot Put for the  first time  ever with the special olympics.  I also  went to the beach,

May 2014:  Celebrated  my sister's  b day  by  hanging in  SF

June 2014: Started summer  school and  learned  that "Individual differences  reign
 supreme.  Saw the para olympics at my  jc.

July2014:     I cut my  hair on the fourth of July.  Celebrated my  Dad's b day by  going out  for  lunch and  feeding  the ducks.  Watched the World Cup  and  chugged a shot of  alcohol before  throwing it up.  I also  went to the movies with  LM

August 2014 :    Went to a giants  game.  Took a final   while my mom was away and aced it. I  attended  Motown the musical with my sister and  my mother.   I     also  played in my first Unified  golf  game hosted  by Special Olympics. My  team mate and I  got  sliver

Halloween 2014

September  2014:   I turned 23   and took the  ALS  Ice bucket challenge.


October 2014:      I had a blast at  Big  Wave  and helped make the day  fun.  I  was  paid in two  free spray painted  pumpkins .  I  won the JC  costume contest as an orange crayon and  went to two special needs Halloween Parties. The  Giants won the World Series

 November  2014: I got my first  job at the bookstore.  Had a wonderful Thanksgiving  at  my house My   Aunt L  Uncle M  C and R  came down.

 I beat  C in a game of Parcheesi 

December2014:   My  grandma comes to visit.  I get  my first pay check and use it to buy a golf  bag  and I gave my mom 200 dollars for being my mother.I MET TIM SHRIVER.  I had an awesome christmas  week with my grandma and cousins and had a X - Men Movie Marathon . .


Over all its  been a great  year.

 Here are some  post that are worth looking  at  from  2014



  The  Solution is Inclusion
 The  Power of Choice
 Inclusion Matters because