Monday, November 25, 2013

Kzon Receives his Wish!



 


Kzon Crenshaw received his Make A Wish, a decked out golf cart, at UNC Hospitals on Friday, Nov 22nd.   He invited the medical staff, including his Hospital School Teacher Rob Tolbert, to the ceremony. Kzon has returned full time to his community school this year and is an inspiration to those who know him! We all hope Kzon has a great time at the race track with his new Golf Cart!

Friday, November 15, 2013

Be a Bone Detective!



The North Carolina Zoo brought a "Classroom Zoo to You EDventure" to the students in the Hospital School on Thursday. The students were invited to examine the skulls of various animals and guess the identity. Sounds of the animals were played as they were identified. The largest skull was from a polar bear and the smallest was a hummingbird. What did the students learn? "The most interesting things I learned is about the gorilla skull."  "The crocodile holds her eggs in her mouth to protect them." I learned about alligators, elephant teeth, hummingbirds, and monkeys." "Owl's ear holes are symmetrical." And a great time was had by all, thanks to Academic Troubadours, a new program funded by promise grant from the N.C.Children’s Promise, the fundraising arm of N.C. Children’s Hospital

Friday, November 8, 2013

Solar System Odyssey


Hospital School students were fortunate to have the opportunity to view the stars and planets in the Morehead Planetarium's portable unit set up today in the Children's Hospital lobby. Parents and teachers escorted the kids down to the air-filled dome (shoes had to wait outside) for an hour long adventure in outer space. The visit was provided by Healing and Hope Through Science, a program of the North Carolina Botanical Garden led by Katie Stoudemire who provides hands on science activities to hospitalized kids. "This was a perfect replication of a planetarium experience that delighted our students," teacher Mary Allen commented. Thanks to all involved for this fantastic experience that served not only to educate, entertain and distract kids from their medical conditions for awhile.