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Outstanding Achievers With Learning Disabilities Honored at 40th Anniversary Gala

Posted on: Tuesday, 14 November 2006, 09:00 CST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Achievement, pride and success will be recognized by the Lab School of Washington at this evening's 40th Anniversary Annual Gala at the Washington Hilton. The event celebrates outstanding achievers who have gone on to become influential leaders within their respective fields, despite their learning disabilities. Tonight's awardees will receive the school's "Outstanding Learning Disabled Achievers Award."

"The annual gala is our foremost opportunity to celebrate and honor the many people who have triumphed with their disabilities and are continuing to stand tall," said Sally L. Smith, founder and director of the Lab School. "Events such as these are critical for maintaining the level of excellence the Lab School has achieved over the past four decades, and I am incredibly proud of what all our awardees have achieved."

This year's awardees (who will appear at this evening's event) are: * Jim Molinaro of the Washington Redskins; * Nicholas Negroponte, Co-founder and Director of the MIT Media Laboratory; Founder & Chairman of the non-profit, One Laptop per Child; and Author of Being Digital; * Christopher B. Nelson, President of St. John's College in Annapolis; and * Lindsay Wagner, Emmy Award-winning Actress and Author.

Prior to the black tie gala, the awardees will spend the day at the Lab School, meeting with students, touring the school and engaging in a question and answer session with both the Washington and Baltimore student bodies. The students will be given the opportunity to hear, up-close and personal, how these prominent individuals overcame the struggles that many Lab School students currently face.

The Lab School is internationally recognized for its innovative programs for adults and children with learning disabilities, which are lifelong concerns that affect over 15 million children, adolescents and adults in the areas of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Since its founding in 1967, Smith has grown the school to include nearly 500 students in three locations, including Washington, D.C., Baltimore, MD and serves as a consultant to a Philadelphia, PA campus, which opened September 2006. Smith's academic clubs teach history, geography, civics, science and literature through visual, concrete activities using drama, music, movement and art in all its forms.

"This total involvement in learning is not only an exciting way to learn, but also provides a rigorous academic curriculum," said Smith.

For more information on the Lab School of Washington, please visit http://www.labschool.org/.

About the Lab School of Washington

Founded in 1967 by Sally L. Smith, The Lab School of Washington is internationally recognized for its innovative programs for children and adults with learning disabilities. Located in Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, MD, The Lab School offers services for individual instruction to students in kindergarten to 12th grade, staff development training, conferences, therapy and psychological services, a summer school program and a night school for adults.

The Lab School of Washington

CONTACT: Rachel Foltz for the Lab School of Washington, +1-202-729-4208or rachel.foltz@ogilvypr.com

Source: PRNewswire

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