This documentary about a successful  inclusion education program in a K-5 school by Director Henri Herré and Producer John Doucet takes you into the former Patrick O’Hearn School in Dorchester, Massachusetts (now re-named the “Dr. William W. Henderson Inclusion Elementary School”) – where about one third of the students are disabled in some way.

This film is a rare glimpse into the workings of a highly successful elementary inclusion program in an urban public school. The students receive high grades in the MCAS (Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System) tests.  And there is a waiting list to enroll, for both disabled and other children.

Ultimately, the film presents a worldview best expressed by the former Principal, Dr. Henderson, that “…every one of us is unique and we all have needs, some more than others. But it also means that we can help each other change and grow.”

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