By Lee Keim

Work Experience Training for Shorewood High School Special Needs Students

An innovative team of King County Master Gardeners working with Shorewood Special Education teacher Carlotta Han and about ten staff specialists have launched an exceptional, inclusive training program for Shorewood High School students with diverse special needs.

This new program, developed for Life Skills/Work Experience students, has been taking the students out of the classroom and into the Culinary Arts demonstration garden for the past two semesters.

Customized class plans developed for the students offer a spectrum of hands-on projects for student teams: planting, weeding, composting, harvesting, painting, and repairs.

Ms Han highlights how the class also develops social and emotional strength

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