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Little Flower School (2014 CyberFair Project ID 7703)
United States,
NY,
Wading River
Official Status:
Final Project: Ready for Judging
Teacher:
Category: 4. Local Specialties
We estimate 8 student(s) from 16 to 18 will work on this entry.
Description of Our Community: The Little Flower School, located on North Wading River Road, Wading River, New York, is the only residential Special Act public school district on Long Island. Little Flower was originally founded as a Catholic parochial school in 1931 by a nationally acclaimed educator of disadvantaged children, Mother Katherine Drexel, of Philadelphia. She spent her considerable inheritance as a Drexel family heiress to establish sixty-two schools for disadvantaged children throughout the United States.
Constructed on a boarding school model, the students live in cottages at the campus in Wading River. The New York State Department of Family Assistance (formerly the New York State Department of Social Services), has licensed Little Flower Children and Family Services of New York as a residential treatment center (RTC).
The students reside in cottages on the campus in living groups based on their age, sex, developmental needs and individualized treatment goals. Counseling and psychotherapy are provided to every student.
Students are referred to the Little Flower public school by other local schools in New York State through their Committee on Special Education (CSE). The classes are designed to focus on the particular educational deficit of each child.
The teaching faculty and staff are specially trained in the education and behavior of learning disabled and emotionally handicapped children. Certified Special Area teachers provide instruction in Physical Education, Art, Music, Technology, Home and Career Skills, and Computer Literacy.
The tuition rate is established by the New York State Department of Education. The tuition is paid by the referring local school district for each child. The referring district is reimbursed for the tuition cost under a formula established by the State under the education law.
Project Description: Our project focused on showcasing the school's cafe', Scrambles. The students took video of the Scrambles student staff in acton and compiled it into a commercial to generate business for the cafe'. The students uploaded the commercial to their website as well as the school's website. Students created the script and chose what to highlight.