Number of Participants: 19
Hours Donated: 1
Value of Time Served: $161
Event Type: Children & Youth
Sport: Schools
Date: January 4, 2019
Location:
East Islip
NY, USA
About:
For the past three years, seniors in Jovina Bratta’s American Sign Language class at East Islip High School have visited Christine Cirillo’s fourth-grade students at John F. Kennedy Elementary School in December for a special “sign-along.”
“It is such a great experience for both the younger and older kids,” said Bratta. “This activity not only spreads some knowledge to the younger kids about the American Sign Language program that is offered at the high school, but it is also a wonderful experience for the seniors who are interested in working with children in their future careers.”
For this year’s event, the ASL seniors signed popular holiday songs and taught the elementary schoolers “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town.” The fourth-graders returned the favor by signing “Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer” as well as the alphabet and fun vocabulary words.
“Mrs. Cirillo teaches her students ASL throughout the year, so this is a special treat for them to be able to sign with the older kids and show us what they know,” said Bratta.
