JFK students inspired by Viscardi visitors, find common ground

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Representatives from the Viscardi School are photographed here with JFK Assistant Principal Michelle Bell, fifth-grade teacher Rebecca Schapira, and fourth and fifth-grade members of the JFK Student Council. (Photo courtesy of Great Neck Public Schools)
Representatives from the Viscardi School are photographed here with JFK Assistant Principal Michelle Bell, fifth-grade teacher Rebecca Schapira, and fourth and fifth-grade members of the JFK Student Council. (Photo courtesy of Great Neck Public Schools)

The John F. Kennedy School welcomed students and staff from the Henry Viscardi School to meet with fourth and fifth graders on May 8.

The Viscardi School is an accredited model school for children with severe physical disabilities in grades Pre-K through 12.

Viscardi Student Ambassadors presented about their lives, experiences, and the ways in which they have—and continue to—overcome challenges.

Kennedy School students were inspired by their stories and learned that while we all are different and unique in our own way, we share similar experiences and can learn from one another.

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