Ms. Helma and Maggie went on a hike recently, and their unconventional approach is making headlines! "We didn’t think twice about doing this for Maggie. It’s ingrained in the culture of our school to help each other and to help make the world a better place." My colleague, and the Academy for Global Citizenship's  Director of Student Services, Helma Wardenaar, went above and beyond to make sure that a student who uses a walker would have the same awe-inspiring experience as her peers during a 45-minute hike during our annual 4th-grade camping trip. Helma carried 10-year-old Maggie Vasquez on her back for the entire 45-minute hike using a child-carrying harness called the Freeloader. (Visit <a href="http://www.myfreeloader.com/discount/givingback">www.myfreeloader.com/discount/givingback</a> for a 5% discount and 5% back to AGC, thanks to the generous people at My Freeloader.) After a post on a private Facebook page got 10,000 likes, local news stations reached out to interview Ms. Helma about her creative solution.  As a founding AGC teacher, Ms. Helma is a leader in our sustainable and collaborative school culture and a constant advocate to help every student access opportunities around our city and our world. We are asking for your help to support the cost of the harness and additional services for our Diverse Learners. 


As Ms. Helma said "We need to be creative sometimes. We are a public school in a low-income community. The reality of our special education program is that it costs more than what we receive from the district."  If you were inspired by Helma's story, please help support her work.  Every dollar raised will go to Ms. Helma's Special Education department to support the cost of the special harness and other equipment that makes it possible for students like Maggie to fully participate in our unique school programming.  Learn more at <a href="http://www.agcchicago.org">www.agcchicago.org</a> Read Maggie and Helma's story online at: Love What Matters: <a href="http://www.lovewhatmatters.com/she-kept-saying-come-on-ms-helma-you-can-do-it-teacher-carries-student-with-cerebral-palsy-on-her-back-during-class-hike-on-camping-trip/"><a href="http://www.lovewhatmatters.com/she-kept-saying-come-on-ms-helma-you-can-do-it-teacher-carries-student-with-cerebral-palsy-on-her-back-during-class-hike-on-camping-trip/" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://www.lovewhatmatters.com/she-kept-saying-come-on-ms-helma-you-can-do-it-teacher-carries-student-with-cerebral-palsy-on-her-back-during-class-hike-on-camping-trip/</a></a> CBS Chicago: <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/helma-wardenaar-maggie-vazquez-illinois-teacher-carries-student-with-cerebral-palsy-on-class-hiking-trip/"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/helma-wardenaar-maggie-vazquez-illinois-teacher-carries-student-with-cerebral-palsy-on-class-hiking-trip/" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/helma-wardenaar-maggie-vazquez-illinois-teacher-carries-student-with-cerebral-palsy-on-class-hiking-trip/</a></a> Thank you!

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