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A lemur story supports a school
Occupational therapy graduate Kristen Tsai wrote a children's book after a Madagascar placement, directing all proceeds to the Sunrise Centre.
The context
Where the work begins
Each morning of her placement in Nosy Be, Madagascar, Kristen Tsai took a tuk-tuk to the Sunrise Centre, a school for children with physical and intellectual disabilities. She worked with teachers on ways to support learning, including helping children develop handwriting skills through smaller, manageable steps.
The takeaway
What follows
Back home, Tsai stayed in touch and wrote Let's Be Nosy in Nosy Be! The children's book follows a young lemur visiting the school. All proceeds support the donation-funded centre. The placement grew from fellow alum Stephanie Ellis's work connecting the school with occupational therapists and U of T students who could help its teachers.
Source reporting
A lemur story supports a school
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