Technology has become an everyday part of life. As things evolve, we always find new ways to include tech in our learning at JPII because of its additional benefits. Last week, we put some of our technology to great use as our Secondary class Skyped into Ms. Forkin’s Kindergarten class...

It’s always nice to depart for work on a good note.

Care and support at JPII, even after graduation At John Paul II Center for Special Learning, we do as much as we can to help out not only our students and adults, but their families too. Whether it’s our Transition program, Work for Independence program, or our after school Job...

Celebrating Pope John Paul II October 22 marks the celebration of Pope John Paul II’s Feast Day. Because the day is close to our hearts, a special Mass will be held today at JPII. Feast Days are assigned by the Catholic church for each Canonized Saint. Saints, such as John Paul...

A trip down the hallway can yield wonderfully thoughtful words, even from our youngest students.

It’s been a little while since we held our 5th Annual Legacy Gala (in fact, we’re gearing up for our 6th).  Our goal last year was to raise enough money so that we could purchase two new wheelchair vans. Since our school had one limited capacity wheelchair van (it held...

On Friday, our secondary class took a trip out to Clay on Main for the first time this year, which marks the fifth year running.  Over this period of time, our students made tremendous progress while working with various clay projects. The first part of their trip on this particular day...

Colloquialisms are defined as the following: An informal expression that is more often used in casual conversation than in formal speech or writing. At John Paul II Center for Special Learning, we (the staff) are in a unique position.  From the moment the doors open up until the last student...

Start your Christmas shopping a little early and support our students!  Mary & Martha home décor and gifts share the Good News of Christ in a beautiful and unique way.  15% of the sales from this fundraiser benefit the John Paul II Center for Special Learning.  Catalogs and order forms are...

It’s Fall and once again our All-Star lineup of students could be found on the baseball fields at Big Vision Sports Complex.  It started off looking like we may have to settle for a rain delay, but the weather held out! Our Primary and Intermediate students started off the double-header with...