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October 2013
  
The 2013-14 school year for EEO
brings exciting new expansion of educational services to children, teachers and the communities of Harbour Island and Eleuthera

Collaboration with local Bahamian organizations as well as ones from abroad leads to more hearing and vision testing along with follow-up services
  
hearing test Assuring that there are no physical impairments interfering with an EEO student's learning has always been a priority service EEO provides. Over the last few years we have expanded our screening and follow-through process. During the 2012-13 school year, we provided hearing screenings for over 280 children with follow up care for those in need of an ENT or audiologist.
  
This year, EEO is working with Bahamas Habitat  to bring in an optometrist that can provide the more in depth evaluation of those children exhibiting vision problems. Together, we will continue to make sure the basic needs are met and children in need will have new glasses to support their learning experience!
  
To learn more about EEO partners Bahamas Methodist Habitat and Bahamas Habitat visit www.Bahamasmethodisthabitat.org and www.bahamashabitat.org
  
First optometrist visit: October 24-27th.
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Literacy consultant contributes strategies to deepen EEO's in-school supports  
 
EEO Board member and seminar presenter, Emily DeLiddo, offered her valuable time and knowledge to strengthen and update all of EEO's programs on Eleuthera and Harbour Island at the beginning of September.

EEO continuously strives to bring the most current strategies for reading and writing to our students through training for Bahamian MOE teachers as well as ongoing training for EEO teachers. She volunteered her time to help fine-tune the way EEO teachers reach our students and collaborate w
ith the Ministry of Education mainstreamed teachers to individualize instruction one-on-one and in small groups. Emily works in NYC and around the globe with Columbia University's Teachers College Reading and Writing Project and has extensive experience training teachers, supporting administrators and creating literacy curriculum.  

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Anxiety and stress adversely affect academic performance of any student, especially a child that is struggling with a learning challenge.  

 

An exciting new partnership has formed between The Hawn Foundation and EEO this school year. Teachers from all three districts of Eleuthera will have an opportunity to attend a powerful MindUp seminar. The two professional development workshops on October 29th and 30th will be offered to all Eleutheran classroom teachers with collaboration of the Bahamian Ministry of Education. 

 

MindUp's mission is to improve the overall well-being of teachers and educators, engage them in teaching and learning more effectively and to equip them with vital social and emotional literacy skills needed to lead smart, healthy, happier lives.

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If you are interested in becoming involved as a host to help ensure that the MindUp services are  offered to other Family Islands, please contact the EEO Director,
Lang Hudepohl

[email protected]

or Victoria Gonzalez

[email protected]

 

EEO staff meet at Laughing Lizard Cafe in Gregory Town for a day of analyzing student data and writing IEPs, September 27.

 

from left: Jennie Charles (N. Eleuthera Primary), Cary Bittinger (Harbour Island All Age- Primary), Paige Smith (Governor's Harbour Primary), Joann Cambridge (Tarpum Bay Primary) and Kathy Brown
(Harbour Island All Age- Secondary

Not featured in photo: Maureen Keonig (Hatchet Bay), Lang Hudepohl and Gaby Hudson