Media Shines a Light on TCU’s ‘One of a Kind’ Lab School’s Hopes to Grow

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram recently reported on Texas Christian University’s KinderFrogs School, the early intervention laboratory school in the College of Education that primarily serves children with Down syndrome and is the only program of its kind in the area.

“A lot of people say we’re the best hidden gem, which we don’t want to be,” Damian Patton, director and John V. Roach Chair of Laboratory Schools, said. “We want to be a little more out (and) that people know about us. A lot of our parents are hitting our waiting list … actually in their second trimester of pregnancy, as soon as they find out that their baby is going to be born with Down syndrome.”

Graduate special education students are involved in the program, serving the 18-month to 6-year-old children while building their own skills. Space, however, is limited to the 35 spots that its facilities can accommodate, and the school hopes to serve more.

Read the full story from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.