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Aug. 20 - Aug. 26, 2021
Bayside children’s hospital celebrates
graduation for 34 preschool students
BY JENNA BAGCAL
A Bayside hospital held a
festive graduation ceremony
for its preschool students with
chronic medical conditions.
Teachers, nurses, therapists
and families at St. Mary’s
Children’s Hospital celebrated
34 students’ achievements on
Thursday, Aug. 12. The graduates
participated in a special
performance of “If You’re Happy
and You Know It,” along
with an official graduation
ceremony and arts and crafts
activities.
“Congratulations to our
Pre-School Graduates,” St.
Mary’s said in a tweet.
According to the hospital,
the preschool at St. Mary’s
is one of the only public preschools
in New York dedicated
to educating special needs
children with the most complex
illnesses, from traumatic
brain injuries to rare genetic
conditions. The school adheres
to all state learning standards
and its team consists of special
educators, speech-language
pathologists, occupational and
physical therapists, a social
worker, a psychologist and
teaching assistants.
The school was forced to
shut down during the pandemic
but reopened virtually in
September 2020 and in person
in October 2020. St. Mary’s Children’s Hospital held a graduation for its preschoolers on Aug. 12. Courtesy of St. Mary’s Children’s Hospital
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