A Fifth Grade Class in Illinois Has Been Skipping Recess to Learn Sign Language for a Deaf Classmate

This is such a heart warming story!  We talked about it this morning (Carlos & Kiki), and we were so inspired by it we want to challenge you to ask your children what they would like to do for someone.  And back them up.

 

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There’s a fifth grader in Peoria, Illinois named Rhemy Elsey, who’s been deaf since birth, and recently a bunch of his classmates decided to do something pretty awesome. 

 

They started a club where once a month, they skip recess to learn SIGN LANGUAGE. Rhemy’s interpreter teaches them, and says they’ve already learned enough to have basic conversations with him.  And they all seem to enjoy it. But the biggest difference she’s seen is in Rhemy, who’s come out of his shell and has been a lot more confident than he was before.

 

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