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inclusion has always been important to me. as a child I was always the girl hanging out with students with intellectual disabilities and fell in love with these students & the joy it gave them and me! entering into my junior year, I was invited to be apart of the peer mentor program for my school. This program gives students the opportunity to help and guide students with intellectual disabilities through their schooling by pairing them with one peer mentor per class, these peer mentors help the student with life skills, study skills, homework, and schooling. shortly after I finished that, I was asked to help start and lead an inclusion club for my school, giving students with special needs get to know their peers and help them feel included with their student body, this club also allows these students to gain life skills outside of the classroom setting to set them up for success! My involvement in this started my love and dedication of this pressing issue. By actively guiding and helping these students in and out of the classroom, we are able to provide a bright future for some very capable and bright children! inclusion is important for everyone and i'm so happy to be able promote this cause!

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Little Light House is a Christian Developmental Center for Children with Special Needs from birth to 6 years old. Tulsa’s Little Light House is internationally recognized as providing some of the most individualized special education and therapeutic early intervention services in the world. A trans-disciplinary team approach maximizes a comprehensive knowledge from professionals who work collaboratively to design prescriptive programs for each child and assist every child in reaching their maximum potential. Through a variety of programs and schedules, these services are carried out by highly credentialed teachers, therapists, and specialists who represent decades of pediatric experience. Early Intervention classes are provided as a part-time program where caregivers attend and learn along with their child for two-hour classes once a week. 

Little Light House is tuition-free for families and does not receive government or United Way funding. Support comes from individuals, organizations, corporations, and foundations. In addition, LLH hosts four annual fundraisers each year bringing in about 40% of the $4.2 million dollar operating cost that allows our staff of over 90 members to provide services to over 300 children and families, support nearly a thousand volunteers, and train over 1,000 college and career students each year.

Little Light House believes that all children are a gift from God with the potential to achieve specific milestones to advance their quality of life. We strive for excellence by utilizing a Bible-based curriculum in a fun and loving atmosphere. We believe in an individualized, trans-disciplinary and God-centered approach to education-an approach that joins parents, professionals, and the Holy Spirit as partners in order to nurture the spirit, mind, and body of the children and their families. Our commitment incorporates being called to work/volunteer with children with special needs. Little Light House encourages a positive outlook on the future, based on trust in a loving heavenly Father.