Nemours Children\u2019s Hospital and Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ today announced a first-of-its kind program that provides highly specialized schooling to chronically ill children in a way that\u2019s tailored to their specific disease. Called Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½\u2019s PedsAcademy at Nemours Children\u2019s Hospital, the new joint program involves more than 50 Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ faculty and student teachers working closely with Nemours physicians daily to deliver STEM education to hospitalized patients using virtual reality, robotics and other high-tech learning tools.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese children can miss out on weeks, months or even years of schooling,\u201d says Megan Nickels, a Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ assistant professor in the College of Community Innovation and Education<\/a> and the College of Medicine<\/a>, and PedsAcademy faculty director. \u201cOur goal is to provide a rich, meaningful, educational experience so they aren\u2019t just keeping pace with their healthy, typically developing peers, but they are actually getting extraordinary educational opportunities while in the hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n