What is EL Education? EL Education, formerly known as Expeditionary Learning, is a hands-on approach to teaching that provides children with the opportunity to explore, learn, and grow through meaningful interactions at home, at school, and in the community. For 25...
In 2016, St. Francis Children’s Center officially opened our Family Activity Center (FAC) for young children with special needs and their family members. The goal of the FAC is to serve as a community resource for families raising a child with special needs. By...
Happy January! That glorious month when twinkling holiday lights make way for snow, gray skies and frigid temperatures. The time of year when each of us inevitably asks that age-old question: why do we choose to live in Wisconsin? Then we remember…it is only five...
It’s almost time to wish you a Happy New Year! Are you making a New Year’s Resolution for 2018? If so, good for you! Unfortunately, simply resolving to make the change is the easy part. Making the time to achieve your goals without shaking up your entire household...
St. Francis Children’s Center’s Early Childhood Education Program recently received accreditation by the National Accreditation Commission for Early Care and Education Programs (NAC). NAC offers early childhood leaders the opportunity to demonstrate and document...
Charity Yang, Director of the St. Theresa Opportunity Center in Taiwan, recently visited with our students and staff. She spent the morning participating in our programs, and then shared beautiful gifts that she had brought from overseas. It had been two decades since...
As the leaves have fallen and the weather turns into chilly winds and snow, many outdoor activities for our children are curtailed. The great energy release of the outdoors is much more limited, and it becomes important to have indoor activities for the whole family...
The typically developing brothers and sisters of children with special needs are a special group too. Though they are unique individuals, they often share a set of concerns and challenges that come with their role. A significant fact sometimes overlooked is that these...
Remember way back when you brought your newborn home from the hospital? You were in complete awe with his or her tiny ears, fingers and mouth! You jumped at every new movement your baby made and celebrated it with pictures, and for some of you, probably even posted it...
When your child has a disability, all the information you are inundated with can be both a blessing and a burden. You can find the right doctors to lead you and your child to the right places to receive help, but meanwhile, you may find your whole family wondering...
