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Fall Vision Program Support Teacher Meeting

Friday October 6

Vision PST meetings provide education and training to vision professionals about statewide initiatives from DPI, in addition to important topics related to the field. Meetings take place in the fall and spring of each school year.

Giving of Yourself - A Service Project

Friday October 20 to Saturday October 21

This will be a fun and engaging weekend where students will meet new friends, make blankets for residents of a nursing home, thank you bags for police, self-care bags for the homeless, dog treats and dog and cat toys for a Humane Society, all while enjoying fall recreation. This event will build and enhance development in the expanded core areas of compensatory skills.

Intended Audience: Wisconsin students, aged 8-16, who are blind or visually impaired and receiving IEP-based vision services

Short Course Cook Off

Monday October 23 to Thursday October 26

This program will provide Wisconsin students in grades 8-12 the opportunity to learn basic cooking techniques or skills that will benefit each student individuallybecome more confident in the kitchen, use a variety of kitchen appliances, equipment, and utensils, prepare several simple, delicious recipes, learn about teamwork and make social connections, participate in community-based field trips

Kyle Makurat Earns National Recognitions for Life-saving Skills Campaign

Photo of Dawn Makurat (Kyle’s Mother), Kyle Makurat (Student), Tom Mooney, (American Red Cross), & David Perrodin (Therapist)

On May 18^th, WSBVI student Kyle Makurat was recognized during a school assembly for his production of a public service video, targeted at high school students and young adults, centered to the theme of “Why is CPR important to high school students and young adults?”

Summer 2017 UEB for Vision Professionals

WCBVI will be offering the Unified English Braille for Vision Professionals course again this summer from May 29 through August 25, 2017.

2017 Summer Programs

With summer fast approaching, many parents and students are thinking about camp. With a good summer camp, students can make friends and learn to be independent while embracing concepts such as teamwork and cooperation.

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The Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired is part of the Wisconsin
Department of Public Instruction, Division for Learning Support.