The Madonna Shop Educates the Mind, Body, and Spirit

 

This week we have a guest post from the parents of a Madonna Shop Client.

The Madonna Philosophy

 

Our son Joe, has worked at Madonna Workshop for 28 years – a long time – here is why:

To start with, for us it was an easy decision choosing the Madonna Workshop as Joe graduated from Madonna School and we wanted the same philosophy to carry over into his work situation.

When you enter Madonna Shop, the tone is immediately one of warmth and respect and a real camaraderie mixed with a serious work ethic.  The caring and encouragement from the staff is apparent while challenging them to be their best and develop a good self-image. 

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the Madonna School Celebration on Facebook:

Choosing the Madonna School

Happy New Year Friends,

This Post is taken directly from the website Grown Ups & Downs

It's a shameless plug to share with everyone why we are

gearing up to Celebrate again in 2014!

School Choices Part 2 - Choosing the Madonna School

So we left off last blog at the impasse between the public school system and me when Marcus was not yet 5 years old.  What happened next is someone told me about a local school for special needs students called the Madonna School. “OK. We’ll look into it.”

 In 1995 we toured the school, a small converted church in Benson, desperate for an option…We were greeted by book pages covering the principal’s floor. He apologized for the disarray, explaining he was creating the 40 odd math syllabuses for the nearly 50 students.

“Wait-” I said.  “You don’t force everyone into three peg-hole options?” Marcus was only five years old and I already displayed battle fatigue from our public school experiences.  The idea of school staff being on the same team as Marcus, of our educating and preparing him together to face the world-that concept created hope.

Two Messages of Hope in Great Loss

A Gift

When Marcus was born, an uncle of his father thought it would be nice to give me the gift of the book, Angel Unaware: A Touching Story of Love and Loss by Dale Evans Rogers.

From the liner notes: ”Written in a poignant, tender style, Angel Unaware is the compassionate story of Down’s Syndrome child, Robin Elizabeth Rogers, daughter of Roy and Dale Evans Rogers. A timeless message of hope and faith for parents of Down’s Syndrome children, as well as for those with other illnesses, this enduring classic has sold more than 500,000 copies since its first publication in 1953.”

Here’s the 50th anniversary version:

Oh My – isn’t that baby beautiful?!

Another Treasure

We are thrilled to share a truly unique treasure created by the talents of Michaela Harper.

 

Michaela took hours of patient dedication to create this exclusively for the Madonna School and Workshop Celebration.