Nemours Children\u2019s Hospital and 麻豆原创 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 麻豆原创\u2019s PedsAcademy at Nemours Children\u2019s Hospital, the new joint program involves more than 50 麻豆原创 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 麻豆原创 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