{"id":2727,"date":"2025-03-07T14:02:17","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T22:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/hunnewell\/?p=2727"},"modified":"2025-12-05T14:17:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T19:17:44","slug":"principals-message-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/hunnewell\/2025\/03\/07\/principals-message-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Principal&#8217;s Message"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">\n<p data-end=\"176\" data-start=\"146\"><strong data-end=\"174\" data-start=\"146\">Dear Hunnewell Families,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-end=\"667\" data-start=\"178\">I am excited to share that Hunnewell School will be hosting a special event on <strong data-end=\"289\" data-start=\"257\">Monday, March 10, at 8:45 AM<\/strong> to kick off <strong data-end=\"324\" data-start=\"302\">The Bionic Project<\/strong>, a powerful initiative focused on <strong data-end=\"445\" data-start=\"359\">disability awareness, empathy-building, and inclusion through education and sports<\/strong>. We invite all families to join us for this inspiring assembly, where students will meet elite adaptive athletes and experienced educators who are dedicated to breaking down barriers and fostering authentic connections.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"913\" data-start=\"669\">The <strong data-end=\"691\" data-start=\"673\">Bionic Project<\/strong> brings a <strong data-end=\"736\" data-start=\"701\">customized, interactive program<\/strong> to schools, allowing students to engage in hands-on experiences that reshape their perspectives on physical disabilities and inclusion. Throughout the day, our students will:<\/p>\n<ul data-end=\"1210\" data-start=\"915\">\n<li data-end=\"982\" data-start=\"915\"><strong data-end=\"954\" data-start=\"917\">Learn about physical disabilities<\/strong> in an open, engaging way.<\/li>\n<li data-end=\"1071\" data-start=\"983\"><strong data-end=\"1002\" data-start=\"985\">Ask questions<\/strong> and gain a deeper understanding of adaptive sports and lifestyles.<\/li>\n<li data-end=\"1127\" data-start=\"1072\"><strong data-end=\"1095\" data-start=\"1074\">Play and interact<\/strong> with elite adaptive athletes.<\/li>\n<li data-end=\"1210\" data-start=\"1128\"><strong data-end=\"1161\" data-start=\"1130\">Build authentic connections<\/strong> that help reduce bias and promote inclusivity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-end=\"1487\" data-start=\"1212\">This initiative is designed to empower students with greater <strong data-end=\"1335\" data-start=\"1273\">understanding, empathy, and appreciation for all abilities<\/strong>. By experiencing these activities firsthand, they will develop a more inclusive mindset that extends beyond the classroom and into their daily lives.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1813\" data-start=\"1489\">We look forward to welcoming <strong data-end=\"1540\" data-start=\"1518\">The Bionic Project<\/strong> to our school and hope you will join us at <strong data-end=\"1615\" data-start=\"1584\">8:45 AM on Monday, March 10<\/strong>, to experience the kickoff assembly alongside your children. Your presence and support will help reinforce the importance of fostering a school community where <strong data-end=\"1810\" data-start=\"1776\">everyone belongs and is valued<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1866\" data-start=\"1815\">Thank you for being part of this journey with us!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1866\" data-start=\"1815\">Dare to Dream,<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1866\" data-start=\"1815\">Mr. Dees<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1866\" data-start=\"1815\"><strong>Upcoming Dates<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1866\" data-start=\"1815\"><strong id=\"m_343026016724862827isPasted\"><strong>Mar 10th:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/strong>The Bionic Project All-School Assembly 8:45 am<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1866\" data-start=\"1815\"><strong>Mar 12th:&nbsp;<\/strong>All School Assembly (Our Regular Assembly) 11:30 am-12:00 pm<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1866\" data-start=\"1815\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1866\" data-start=\"1815\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Hunnewell Families, I am excited to share that Hunnewell School will be hosting a special event on Monday, March 10, at 8:45 AM to kick off The Bionic Project, a powerful initiative focused on disability awareness, empathy-building, and inclusion&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/hunnewell\/2025\/03\/07\/principals-message-24\/\">Continue reading <span> Principal&#8217;s Message<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":85,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","","tg-column-two"],"aioseo_notices":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":true,"date":"2026-07-31 23:59:00","action":"change-status","newStatus":"trash","terms":[0],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/hunnewell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/hunnewell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/hunnewell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/hunnewell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/85"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/hunnewell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2727"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/hunnewell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2727\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3237,"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/hunnewell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2727\/revisions\/3237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/hunnewell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/hunnewell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/hunnewell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}