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yY�a� .< <br /> 4=1 1 <br /> vDr MANNING DRIVE 7919.966.9497 <br /> CHAPEL HILL,NC 23314 <br /> SHERRON LEPLIN,Ph.D. <br /> Prixcipill <br /> May 15,2013 <br /> To Whom It May Concern: <br /> As a teacher at the Hospital School of the University of North Carolina Children's Hospital, I am <br /> thrilled that Kidzu Children's Museum was able to accommodate our unique situation. <br /> The mission of the UNC Hospital School is to provide educational services that meet the unique <br /> needs of the children and adolescents at the University of North Carolina Hospitals. The Hospital <br /> School is one of the schools in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district and is located <br /> within the UNC Hospitals complex. Founded in 1965, the school has grown from a staff of 2 <br /> serving approximately 50 patients to a staff of 16 serving over 2000 annually. The number of <br /> residents at our school fluctuates over time. The school provides year-round educational services <br /> to school-age children and adolescents while they are patients so they will be able to continue <br /> their studies with as little interruption as possible. In a medical setting, school activities can also <br /> provide a normalcy and offer distraction from pain or anxiety. Our facility offers classrooms and <br /> other physical spaces for group lessons, and when needed, programs are facilitated at bedside or <br /> on the patients' units where they are being treated. <br /> Kidzu Children's Museum was able to continue to utilize a mobile method that we were able to <br /> efficiently implement last year with our students in the hospital; doing this allowed us to bring the <br /> material to our students at their bedside. The ability to transport material to a student's hospital <br /> room and complete a mosaic tile there was an enriching activity that our students have really <br /> enjoyed. We were also able to bring the material to patients in the Neurosciences Hospital to <br /> participate in this program as well. The mobility of the method that Kidzu created allowed us to <br /> branch out and reach a new population of students. The ability for Kidzu Children's Museum to <br /> think outside of the box and find ways to bring new materials to the Hospital School students is <br /> amazing. <br /> We are thrilled that our relationship with Kidzu Children's Museum was able to continue this <br /> year,and look forward to working with them again. <br /> Most sincerely, <br /> Michaella Levandoski <br /> LJNC; Hospicals School is a member of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro School District <br />