Graduating Peter.

Graduating Peter is the sequel to the Academy Award®-winning film Educating Peter. This inspiring and thought-provoking follow-up to the 1992 Academy Award-winning documentary Educating Peter highlights the experiences of Peter Gwasdauskis, a child with Down syndrome, in sixth grade, eighth grade,...

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Corporate Author: Kanopy (Firm)
Other Authors: Wurzburg, Geraldine
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
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Summary:Graduating Peter is the sequel to the Academy Award®-winning film Educating Peter. This inspiring and thought-provoking follow-up to the 1992 Academy Award-winning documentary Educating Peter highlights the experiences of Peter Gwasdauskis, a child with Down syndrome, in sixth grade, eighth grade, and high school as he adds speech therapy and life skills classes and on-the-job training to his academic coursework. Interviews with Peters parents, teachers, fellow students, aides, and doctors demonstrate the broad-based, ongoing support mobilized to help him fight depression, improve his ability to communicate, and move ahead in building a meaningful life for himself. An HBO Production.--Kanopy.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file, 74 min. 15 sec.) : digital, stereo., sound, color
Format:Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Production Credits:Producer & director Geraldine Wurzburg.