You're Invited: Students with special needs hosting flower sale for the public this week
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You're Invited: Students with special needs hosting flower sale for the public this week
Today, students at Jardon Vocational School are opening their general store with a flower sale at 2200 Woodward Heights Avenue.
Jardon Vocational School, a part of Hazel Park Schools, serves adults ages 18 to 26 with special needs. The students come from 14 districts in Oakland County.
Jardon focuses on teaching
young people adult living skills. Traditionally, that includes finding work
within the community. But the pandemic put hands-on training on hold -- and
students had to get creative.
"They
just really flourished with their ability to try new things ... it was really
amazing to watch them grow," Principal Megan Papasian-Broadwell told 7
Action News.
Students
took matters into their own hands, teaming up with educators to create Jardon's
first-ever general store, open to the public. You'll find doormats made by
students with autism, along with plants grown at the school's own greenhouse.
"Just seeing them grow and become independent and appreciate themselves as individuals and really -- their ability to try new things and be so excited when doing it..."
Hours on Tuesday, September 28 are 9am to 6pm. The sale resumes September 29 through October 1, from 9am to 2pm each day.
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