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A Project Jade board will help students at Aspen Ridge School communicate with each other and staff. From left are Kallen Yohe, Kane Marietti, Eli Filpus and teacher Becca DeVerney. (Journal photo by Christie Mastric)
ISHPEMING The inability to express a thought need not be part of a school playground experience.
Aspen Ridge School is a new recipient of a Project Jade outdoor communication board for its playground, which will allow those with limited verbal language to communicate their wants and needs to their peers or staff while playing outside.
The icons were specifically chosen to represent the most common words a youngster might use while accessing the play equipment.