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Family Connections Green Bay

Thursday February 21

Our purpose is to share strategies allowing students who are blind or visually impaired to successfully navigate their daily lives at home, school and in the community.

Family Connections Eau Claire

Thursday March 7

Our purpose is to share strategies allowing students who are blind or visually impaired to successfully navigate their daily lives at home, school and in the community.

Spring 2019 Vision PST Meeting Appleton

Friday March 15

Program Support Teachers are people who provide leadership and training, as well as collaborate with others to enhance and guide appropriate services to students who are blind or have low vision. 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.

News

Eye Spy Volume 19 Issue 2

The January 2019 issue of our newsletter, The Eye Spy, is now available. Topics in this issue include Staffing News, Goalball, Art Show, Bell Ringing, Holiday Program, Cheer Season, Piano Recital, I-M-ABLE Workshop, Winter Weekend Short Course, Elks Club Pizza Party, and more!

2019 Braille Challenge & BrailleFest

The 2019 BrailleFest and Braille Challenge will be held at WCBVI on February 14 and 15. BrailleFest offers students of all abilities the opportunity to participate in sensory, pre-braille, and braille activities. Braille Challenge is a preliminary contest round and part of the National Braille Challenge sponsored by the Braille Institute of America in Los Angeles, CA.

2018 Lake Namakagon Camping Slideshow

2018 Lake Namakagon Camping Experience Slideshow

Five students aged 15-21 years old learned to appreciate the outdoors by participating in a two and a half day rustic camping experience near Hayward.

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