Folsom students attended the premiere performance of Lida Winfield's Into Air performance, which chronicled her plight with dyslexia and triumph through the arts.
Lida's highly personal performance began with her experiences in middle and high school, where she was placed into alternative settings that assaulted her self esteem. Her mother's constant support enable Lida to survive academically, even though she felt like she was grasping for "air" while drowning.
Lid's performance also addressed the ground breaking work of the Landmark College in Vermont. http://www.landmark.edu/. Lida demonstrated learning her multiplication tables while juggling and many other dynamic approaches to helping her process information in a way that worked for her.
Few observers made it through the performance, tear free and unchanged. Lida's has had a significant impact our our school's ability to help students learn and communicate their learning through movements. It is our sincere hope that Lida's example will make the lives of all of our students richer.
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