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Speaking

December 20, 2013

Comments from BOCES Students in Watertown

Recently, I had the opportunity to speak to transition students in Watertown.  I drove from a snow storm in Pennsylvania to Lake Effect snow in Upstate New York. Unlike the cold snow, I received a very warm welcome!  I want to thank Charlie Merrick and Susan Ambrose for inviting me. Here are some of the comments: The speaker made me accept myself for who I am and that it’s okay to be different. Very inspirational.
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April 1, 2016

Challenges are Opportunities in Beijing!

By Chris Clark, WAB John Robinson’s message to the Western Academy of Beijing international school community was simple and inspiring: “Often times in life the best opportunities we have come from the biggest challenges we face.” John visited WAB as part of the Distinguished Speaker Series and spent a day working with students in the Elementary, Middle and High Schools. Born a congenital amputee, not much came easy – even the most basic of daily activities,
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