In today’s highly competitive world the top priority of every school district is to make education accessible to everyone, irrespective of their financial or cultural background. For the recently hired Santa Clara County Superintendent of Schools, Xavier De La Torre , one of the main jobs is ‘to provide leadership for improving education, especially for poor and Latino children…’ Hands-on education has long been recognized as a superior medium for improving education as it engages students in learning. Homeschoolers, students in classrooms and after school programs, as well as children with special needs benefit from hands on education. Says Gayle Mayekawa, a RAFT member & an early education specialist, “According to the brain research and studies, hands on activities are appealing and effective learning tools.” Gayle is one of the instructors at the upcoming Early Education Special Needs Strategies workshop held at RAFT Redwood City . The focus of the workshop is to h...