New York City Council Member Benjamin Kallos, representing District 5, visited Gillen Brewer School on Monday, May 22 to personally receive letters from the Battleships, Clouds and Otters classrooms. Every student wrote the Council Member a letter containing suggestions about how the city could use renewable energy in creative ways. These suggestions were based on experiments conducted in class, where the students tested out real solar panels and windmills. Some students suggested that solar panels be placed on top of tall buildings. Other students used meteorological maps to learn that New York City does not have a windy climate, and therefore may not be ideal for electricity-generating windmill projects.
Although we are a self-contained special education school, we are simultaneously eager to connect our students to broader experiences in the community. These interactions give our students real-world opportunities to practice many of the skills and strategies they are working on in therapy rooms, academic groups and classroom settings. Public speaking, turn taking, and social/pragmatic thinking are just a few of the skills required to participate in a project like this. We thank Mr. Kallos and his office for taking the time to visit our students.
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