Parents, Mentors Give Positive Reactions To GoBabyGo!
May 8, 2021 at 12:34 a.m.
Parents, Mentors Give Positive Reactions To GoBabyGo!
By Jackie [email protected]
Over the last three years, Edgewood Middle School students taking part in GoBabyGo! have been modifying 12-volt vehicles for toddlers that have developmental disabilities.
In 2019, the program started modifying three cars. This year, it modified five cars.
Each car is represented by a group of students with engineers from the community. Students collaborate with the engineers, designing and building the 12-volt cars.
Abbi Richcreek, Edgewood Middle School Project Lead the Way teacher, coordinates with Warsaw Community Schools Director of Special Services Amy Hobbs. She collaborates with WCS teachers to nominate toddlers who have mobility issues, Richcreek said in a previous interview.
“I think the program is awesome,” said Trina McBride, whose son Eli, 4, was one of the toddlers this year. She noted the program gives those children who can’t walk very well, like Eli, an opportunity to do something special. She thought it was great that the middle school students were involved in the whole process.
David Hays, Murray Hays’ father, said Murray loved the Jeeps. He was rolling around, “cheesing the whole time and smiling ear to ear.”
Jaimie Almy, mother to Aiden, 3, said the program is great and allows toddlers to be able to go out and do things they want to do and enjoy.
There were several sessions at Edgewood Middle School where the Jeeps were modified.
Kyra Edmondson, Paragon Medical, was one of the mentors during the program. She said all the mentors were assigned a group of middle school students to work with. The role of the mentors was to talk through ideas with the students for what they wanted to do with the cars and facilitate that.
In Edmondson’s group, students got to learn different things, such as PVC work and laser engraving, in order to finish the Jeeps.
During the sessions, Ray Almy, Aiden’s father, said the students asked a lot of questions. Jaimie said the students were able to modify the Jeeps to the toddler’s needs.
McBride said the vehicles went from not having any of the extras on it to the way they are now. The sessions allowed the parents to see the process of how the Jeeps were modified.
Parents can go buy Jeeps for their children, but Murray’s mother, Crystal Hays, said the vehicles were customized so the parents can help control it.
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Over the last three years, Edgewood Middle School students taking part in GoBabyGo! have been modifying 12-volt vehicles for toddlers that have developmental disabilities.
In 2019, the program started modifying three cars. This year, it modified five cars.
Each car is represented by a group of students with engineers from the community. Students collaborate with the engineers, designing and building the 12-volt cars.
Abbi Richcreek, Edgewood Middle School Project Lead the Way teacher, coordinates with Warsaw Community Schools Director of Special Services Amy Hobbs. She collaborates with WCS teachers to nominate toddlers who have mobility issues, Richcreek said in a previous interview.
“I think the program is awesome,” said Trina McBride, whose son Eli, 4, was one of the toddlers this year. She noted the program gives those children who can’t walk very well, like Eli, an opportunity to do something special. She thought it was great that the middle school students were involved in the whole process.
David Hays, Murray Hays’ father, said Murray loved the Jeeps. He was rolling around, “cheesing the whole time and smiling ear to ear.”
Jaimie Almy, mother to Aiden, 3, said the program is great and allows toddlers to be able to go out and do things they want to do and enjoy.
There were several sessions at Edgewood Middle School where the Jeeps were modified.
Kyra Edmondson, Paragon Medical, was one of the mentors during the program. She said all the mentors were assigned a group of middle school students to work with. The role of the mentors was to talk through ideas with the students for what they wanted to do with the cars and facilitate that.
In Edmondson’s group, students got to learn different things, such as PVC work and laser engraving, in order to finish the Jeeps.
During the sessions, Ray Almy, Aiden’s father, said the students asked a lot of questions. Jaimie said the students were able to modify the Jeeps to the toddler’s needs.
McBride said the vehicles went from not having any of the extras on it to the way they are now. The sessions allowed the parents to see the process of how the Jeeps were modified.
Parents can go buy Jeeps for their children, but Murray’s mother, Crystal Hays, said the vehicles were customized so the parents can help control it.
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