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Bob Rosenbaum, Communications Director
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HPC Upgrades Technology in Distance Learning Room
Dec. 18, 2023
SHAKER HEIGHTS – Hanna Perkins Center for Childhood Development (HPC) received a technology grant from the Perkins Charitable Foundation to redesign and upgrade its existing Distance Learning Room. New technology has been installed to create a flexible learning and meeting space with capability to host live, virtual and hybrid experiences.
The room now includes a Smart TV, a dedicated computer and an Owl Labs video conferencing camera that delivers high-quality audio for all involved — while helping remote participants keep track of who is speaking through its autofocus feature.
The technology upgrades are part of a larger grant from the Perkins Charitable Foundation which supports improvements in the patient intake process, simple video communications and webinars. It includes funding for an upcoming podcast series, as well as transitioning the Center’s server contents to a cloud-based system.
“This funding helps us adapt to better meet the needs of our staff, board members and professionals who participate in our continuing education programs. It’s part of our ongoing effort to use technology to increase our capacity and broaden the impact of our work,” said Karen Baer, HPC’s Chief Executive Officer.
The Perkins Charitable Foundation, based in Cleveland, primarily supports education, arts, environmental conservation, animals, wildlife, health and medical care, and children, youth and social services causes, both locally and nationally. The foundation was originally funded by the same Perkins family that provided early support for Hanna Perkins Center.
About Hanna Perkins
Since 1951, Hanna Perkins Center for Child Development has been a partner with parents and professionals to help children understand, communicate and manage their feelings for success in school and life. Located in the historic renovation of the former Malvern School in Shaker Heights, Hanna Perkins provides these services:
- Hanna Perkins School:State-chartered kindergarten, preschool, parent/toddler program.
- Hadden Clinic for Children & Families:Mental health counseling and therapy specifically for children from birth through adolescence, and for new moms struggling with postpartum depression.
- Bullying Prevention: My Mad Feelings, an educational curriculum for young children, provides age-appropriate social-emotional lessons that head off bullying as they grow older.
- Consultation and trainingwith other schools and early learning centers.
- Continuing educationfor early learning educators, childcare workers, social workers, and others who work with children on a daily basis.
- Child psychoanalytic training: An official training program of the American Psychoanalytic Association, conducted in cooperation with the Cleveland Psychoanalytic Center.
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About the Author:
Bob Rosenbaum manages the website and other communications functions for Hanna Perkins Center.