he co-directors of Stratford Friends School
in Havertown, Pennsylvania, have been honored with a Sunny Days Award from
Sesame Street Parents magazine. Dorothy Flanagan of Media Meeting (PA) and
Sandra Howze of Lansdowne Meeting (PA) were recognized in the October 1999
issue of the magazine. Children's Television Workshop established the awards in
1998 to honor heroes who have enriched children's minds and brightened their
lives. Stratford Friends School is for students with learning disabilities from
preschool through sixth grade. The two educators conceived the idea for the
school and it was founded in 1976. Strategies include multisensory learning,
use of personal computers, reinforcing children's strengths and encouraging
their interests.
Other Friends schools for children with learning
differences are The Quaker School at Horsham (PA) and Orchard Friends School in
Moorestown, New Jersey, (both elementary) and Delaware Valley Friends School in
Paoli, Pennsylvania (grades 7 to 12).
