AdoptED Blog

Field Trip!

Posted by Jennifer Lanter on Oct 6, 2022 9:20:08 AM

This week Gladney welcomed 50 students from Denton Guyer High School.  This is such an exciting time for the AdoptED team.  We love providing adoption education to students and changing perspectives about adoption.  It’s very humbling to realize that schools are eager to come to Gladney to learn about the adoption process and tour our campus.  The students bring such an energy and have some many insightful questions.   

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Topics: Adoption Stories, Field Trip

Changing Perspectives

Posted by Amy Smith on Jun 3, 2019 4:37:00 PM

It was in between 5th and 6th period after lunch as I began preparing the classroom for my AdoptED presentation. As I was passing out the colorful branded pens that we would later use for our assignment and chatting with incoming students, I noticed a young man walk into the classroom with his headphones on, look at my PowerPoint slide on the projector and walk out. I wondered what was going through his mind. He seemed upset. Did he forget his homework in his locker? Was he annoyed to have a guest speaker? Maybe he had an argument with his girlfriend at lunch? Or maybe he had a negative experience with adoption. I wasn’t sure but I was prepared to be mindful. Often in the classroom we don’t know what a student is going through that day or back at home. Just shy of the tardy bell, I saw the student return and slump down in his chair at the back sitting alone.

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Topics: Testimonials, Adoption Stories, In The Classroom

A Memorable Moment

Posted by Kerry Tobar on May 29, 2019 2:42:00 PM

“It changed my life.” These are words a student muttered to me after an AdoptED presentation.

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Topics: Testimonials, Adoption Stories, In The Classroom