[NFBNJ] Save the Date BELL Academy Please Share

[joe ruffalo]

Greetings to all!
It’s that time again to promote the National Federation of the Blind of New 
Jersey’s successful BELL Academy to be held from Monday, July 16 through 
Friday, July 26, 2018.

Mary Jo, coordinator of the BELL Academy has offerd valuable information to 
share with all on this distribution list, with parents, teachers, CBVI staff 
and with others.  Promotion is the key!Always, thanks for your support!

We care. We share. We grow. We make a difference
Joe Ruffalo, President
National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey
973 743 0075
nfbnj1 at verizon.net
www.nfbnj.org
Raising Expectations To Live The Life You Want!

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Subject: Save the Date BELLAcademy Please Share

SAVE THE DATES

The bells will be ringing again as the National Federation of the Blind of 
New Jersey (NFBNJ)  sponsors its fifth Braille Enrichment through Literacy 
and Learning (BELL)Academy which will be held on weekdays from 9:00 A.M. to 
3:00 between July 16 and 27, 2018.    at the Puerto Rican Association for 
Human Development located at 101 First Street in Perth Amboy, NJ.  Parents 
will be required to transport their children to and from the facility each 
day and to provide them with lunch, unless otherwise specified.  There is no 
cost or registration fee for children to attend this program.

The purpose of the BELL Academy is to provide instruction in Braille and 
Activities  of Daily Living (ADL) to children aged four through twelve who 
previously lacked the opportunity or minimal exposure to these key skills 
which will help them in their educational and future development.  High 
lights of last year’s program include: working with model trains, building 
toolboxes, enjoying hands-on activities at the Turtleback Zoo, building 
motorized cars and helicopters with Legos, playing goalball, and 
participating in  scientific experiments pertaining to chemistry and 
magnetism.

Besides learning their lessons, the children will have a chance to form 
friendships with the students in their classroom and will have the 
opportunity to interact with sighted children who attend the PRAHD’s own 
summer program. Blind mentors and volunteers will work with the children 
and provide excellent role models, keeping expectations high and proving 
that blindness is not the characteristic that define their future.  The goal 
of the BELL Academy is to enable the children to live the lives they want 
through upbeat and positive attitudes, skills, and experiences provided by 
BELL staff.

To complete or review the BELL Academy application for 2018, please visit 
https://nfb.org/BELL-student-application-form 
<https://nfb.org/BELL-student-application-form>  You can also read the 
Affiliate-Specific Frequently Asked Questions brochure for New Jersey at 
https://nfb.org/BELL-Academy/FAQS-affiliates-New 
<https://nfb.org/BELL-Academy/FAQS-affiliates-New> Jersey.  For more 
information, please contact Mary Jo Partyka, our State Coordinator, at 
choirnfb at gmail.com <mailto:choirnfb at gmail.com> or by phone at 609 888-5459.


Mary Jo Partyka
choirnfb at gmail.com
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