Communications Class Field Trip

By Jan Cornett
Communications Instructor - Cincinnati, Ohio

The morning Communications class in West Chester took advantage of an exciting opportunity; we visited the open house at St. Rita School for the Deaf. This visit coincided with our study of verbal communication and dove tailed perfectly into our lesson.

We learned so much about the hearing impaired and other learning and developmentally disabled students. The school has a “complete communication” philosophy. Students learn language and nonverbal skills to help them to become successful. We enjoyed our experience so much that we are still talking about it and drawing from it in class. We hope to expand this in coming quarters to include more students and more classes.