[NFBNJ] The National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey is pleased to announce the 2020 BELL Academy In-Home Edition Registration

[Ellen Sullivan]

Greetings All,

   Please share with those who may benefit from this information. Note-we
are encouraging blind and vision impaired students (ages 4 through 12 years)
from all across the State of New Jersey to take advantage of this free
"In-Home Edition" of our BELL Academy!

Warmly, Joe

The National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey is pleased to announce
the:

NFB BELLR Academy In-Home Edition Registration

While we are living in unprecedented times, we know that the National
Federation of the Blind has and will continue to meet the challenge of the
times with hope, love, and determination. One of the commitments we made
early in this COVID-19 pandemic was to provide resources for blind children
and their families and supporting the teaching of critical nonvisual
techniques and Braille literacy at home. We want to make sure that students,
parents, and volunteers have the best NFB BELL Academy experience possible.
We are condensing our academies into three nationally taught and coordinated
sessions with support from NFB affiliates. This summer two-week-long
sessions of NFB BELL Academy will take place at 11:00 a.m. EDT and at 6:00
p.m. EDT. Each session will last for 45 minutes during the following dates:

*	June 1, 2020 through June 12, 2020
*	June 22, 2020 through July 3, 2020
*	July 27, 2020 through August 7, 2020

Please note the 11:00 a.m. session taking place June 22, 2020 through July
3, 2020 will also be conducted in Spanish.

Each registered student will receive the materials to complete all lessons
alongside their parent/guardian via mail. Each day during the two-week
session, there will be two opportunities to connect via web or phone with an
experienced teacher. This gives students and families the opportunity to ask
questions and get to know each other.

 <https://www.nfb.org/form/nfb-bell-academy-home-edition> Complete the
registration form to sign up for one of our NFB BELL Academy sessions
(spaces are limited). The cost of this program is free to participating
families. However, if you wish to support our efforts in providing Braille
literacy please visit  <https://www.nfb.org/donate>
https://www.nfb.org/donate.

The NFBNJ BELL Team will be supporting this program and maintaining daily
contacts with all enrolled students from New Jersey. We are looking forward
to your participation and value any input you have on how we can make this a
successful program for our students. Please contact the New Jersey BELL
Academy Coordinator Mary Jo Partyka at 609-888-5459 or at
<mailto:choirnfb at gmail.com> choirnfb at gmail.com if you have any questions or
need help or guidance. Thank You!

 

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