Wednesday, April 18, 2012

"Hope and Normalcy at the Hospital School"

WUNC FM aired a story today on Morning Edition about the Hospital School, stressing the normalcy that the school provides to hospitalized students. Charlie, one of our recent students, read a story he wrote about water moccasins. Principal Flicka Bateman summed up our mission; "We go to bedside, we have books, we have computers, we have iPads, we talk about the work, we give them tests. All of which says, yes, you’re sick, but there is a future, there’s hope, so let’s get on with your life." 
Read the transcript or listen to the audio.