Graduating Peter [videorecording] / HBO Original Programming ; a film by Gerardine Wurzburg ; producer & director, Gerardine Wurzburg ; executive producer, Sheila Nevins ; a production of State of the Art, Inc.
Originally produced in 2001. Public performance rights included.
Contents:
Challenges -- Waiting for the bus -- A new diagnosis -- Reasonable expectations -- Isolation -- A plan for high school -- Freshman year -- The bowling alley -- A medical balancing act -- The in-school laundry -- Sophomore year -- Off to work -- A long summer -- The community service agency -- Junior year -- The student club -- Senior year -- Life skills -- Basketball -- Part of the team -- Dancing practice -- Cookout -- Prom night -- Graduation.
Summary:
This follow-up to the 1992 Academy Award-winning documentary Educating Peter highlights the experiences of Peter Gwasdauskis, a child with Down syndrome, in sixth grade, eighth grade, and high school as he adds speech therapy and life skills classes and on-the-job training to his academic coursework. Interviews with Peter®s parents, teachers, fellow students, aides, and doctors demonstrate the broad-based, ongoing support mobilized to help him fight depression, improve his ability to communicate, and move ahead in building a meaningful life for himself.
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