Carole Barnhart, M.S.

Working under the guidance of Chicago muralist Molly Zakrajsek, “Molly Z,” Middle School students at Springer School and Center transformed a transverse climbing wall in their gymnasium into a kaleidoscope of color, shape and pattern. Zakrasjek visited the school in March as the Maureen Wenker Artist in Residence for 2018.

Cincinnati Children’s and Springer School and Center are partnering to bring two educational experts to Cincinnati on March 19. In an evening program called “Parenting Bright Kids Who Can’t Keep Up,” Ellen B. Braaten, Ph.D., will speak to parents about how to help students with slow processing speed find success in school.

Bringing a truckload of steel pans with him, Dr. Chris Tanner returned to Springer School and Center in December as the 2017 Norita Aplin Musician in Residence.

The Board of Trustees for Springer School and Center has named Brett T. Marcoux to succeed Shelly Weisbacher in the role of Executive Director. Weisbacher, who has been at the school for children with learning disabilities for 31 years and Executive Director for 21 of these years, is retiring on June 30, 2018.

Middle School students at Springer School and Center had the opportunity to work with Cincinnati Poet Laureate Pauletta Hansel on November 14 and 16. Hansel conducted a poetry workshop with each class, beginning by asking how many poets were in the room.

Doing odd jobs for families, neighbors and friends, Middle School students at Springer School and Center raised enough money to send four U.S. veterans to Washington D.C. through Honor Flight Tri-State.

Students at Springer School and Center will never look at a seashell in the same way again. On November 8, the school hosted local author Emily Morgan, creator of the “Next Time You See” series of picture books about science.

Springer School and Center alumna Emily Moorhead is among artists being featured in the UnFunction group exhibit at the Weston Art Gallery.

Television’s four-time American Ninja Warrior James Wilson brought his Nati Ninja obstacle course to Springer School and Center on October 10, as part of the school’s Be Your Best Self Week.