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Alumni of the Carroll Center for the Blind talk about how important their training was in a YouTube video.

SUMMER PROGRAM 2023

  • Real World Of Work instructors and students holding certificates at graduation
  • Computing for College student at the computer during class
  • Computing for College student at the computer during class
  • Chef Joe showing cat's paw technique to a Carroll Center student at the cooking demonstration class
  • A girl smiling while cutting a carrot at the cooking demonstration class
  • 7 students and an instructor smiling for a group picture with Chef Joe Murphy and his expert assistant, Chef Joe
  • a student putting sprinkles on cupcakes she made in a baking class
  • a girl playing piano
  • 3 boys with fencing swords smiling for a group photo at the blind fencing class
  • 2 students fencing in pairs with instructors at the blind fencing class
  • A coach teaching a student how to swing a golf club
  • Carroll Center instructor helping a student during golf practice
  • A USBGA coach and student smiling in the golf cart
  • A large group of Carroll Center students, instructors, and USBGA coaches smiling for a group photo at the golf course
  • a student sitting on a bench and holding records next to a wooden record box he made in a sensory arts class
  • a smiling student smiling holding a painting of a letter "B" from the Boston Red Sox logo which he made in a sensory arts class
  • A student holding 2 paintings she made in a sensory arts class
  • 6 smiling students holding paintings they made in a sensory arts class
  • a boy posing for a photo with Erik Weihenmayer
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  • 2 girls smiling outside
  • a boy holding a bat
  • a girl holding a bat
  • students posing for a group photo with a volunteer
  • 4 smiling teens and 2 instructors posing for a photo on the ice skating rink
  • 2 smiling instructors linking arms with a Carroll Center student girl on the ice skating rink
  • An instructor holding a girl's hands while they skate on the ice skating rink
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  • 3 smiling Carroll Center summer program students and an instructor posing at the Waltham Lions Carnival
  • 2 smiling Carroll Center summer program students and an instructor posing at the Waltham Lions Carnival
  • a student smiling during the field trip to Olin College
  • a girl smiling during the field trip to Olin College
  • kids smiling during the field trip to Olin College
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  • 2 girls smiling on the Charles River Esplanade with the Boston skyline in the background
  • 10 students and 4 instructors making silly faces for a group photo on the Charles River Esplanade with the Boston skyline in the background

Gallery

  • A large sign at base of the Carroll Center for the Blind's driveway features the Center's logo and tagline, "Serving ALL ages and ALL stages of vision loss."
  • Three clients enjoying each other's company on the Carroll Center for the Blind campus.
  • Three people standing outdoors, smiling at the Walk for INDEPENDENCE.
  • At the Walk for INDEPENDENCE, a baby grabs a laughing girl's hair while two onlookers smile in the background.
  • During an exclusive event at the Waltham Lions Club Carnival, two clients smile widely while riding on the tilt-a-whirl spinning teacup ride.
  • Airport
  • A group of five blind and visually impaired adults smile together at the top of stairs at Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.
  • A visually impaired man in a green sweatshirt hugs a golden retriever guide dog wearing a harness.
  • Wearing a red, white and blue shirt under his lifejacket, a blind sailor steers a sailboat.
  • Summer Program
  • While sitting around a table, three people read from braille notebooks in front of each of them.
  • With an iPad in hand, a young visually impaired girl plays a new game designed to teach spacial skills called Barnyard.
  • Shayna
  • Bob McGillivray and Dr. Richard Jamara stand together in the Low Vision Lab.
  • In the Carroll Center's manual arts shop, Tuukka Rask and Frank Vatrano of the Boston Bruins explore a tactile map while occluded.
  • Two female volunteers from Deloitte do landscaping work on one of the many potters on the Carroll Center for the Blind's grounds.
  • A view across the sprawling green lawn of the Carroll Center for the Blind's main building, a large Tudor-style brick structure.
  • A large wooden gazebo was recently erected in honor of Larry Pearlman. This gazebo provides a nice outdoor space for clients.
  • The West Entrance of the Carroll Center for the Blind's main building, a large Tudor-style brick structure with beautiful landscaping out front.
  • A view across the green grass of the Rachel Rosenbaum Technology Center, a large brown modern building that houses both the technology program as well as dormitories.
  • Several round tables are set up in the Technology Center's massive auditorium. A podium and projector screen are in the background.
  • An expansive outdoor brick patio beside the Technology Center dormitories has tables for people to eat, relax and enjoy the outdoors.
  • A close-up of a bell hanging from the memorial bell towers on campus.
  • While floating back to the dock, a student in the Carroll Kids program smiles from his kayak.
  • An instructor and Carroll Kids student hold hands and wave at the camera as they walk across a parking lot.
  • On a boat, several summer program students row in unison.
  • During move-in day at the Carroll Center for the Blind, a smiling mother and daughter pose under an umbrella as they say goodbye to each other.
  • A Youth in transition student walks along the driveway at the carroll center during an orientation and mobility lesson.
  • After catching a large green fish, David smiles wide as he holds it up in his hands.
  • A summer program student walks up the dock at Community Rowing in Brighton.
  • A group of over a dozen students huddle together and raise their fists in the air at the conclusion of an activity on the lawn.
  • Four youth in transition summer program students laugh among each other as they get to know one another.
  • During icebreakers, a group of youth in transition summer program students sit around a circle in the technology center auditorium at the Carroll Center for the Blind.
  • On field day, two youth in transition students laugh as they play Bocce.