Mountview student earns trip to Los Angeles with his mastery of braille
Students and staff at Red Deer’s École Mountview Elementary School don’t have to look far for daily inspiration.
They find it in Caden Johnson, a nine-year-old Grade 4 student who doesn’t let being legally blind slow him down.
“We have our school motto, ‘Be Responsible, Be Respectful, Be Resilient,’ and I think that ‘Be Resilient’ piece is Caden inside and out,” said Diane Roberts, Principal at Mountview. “The kids see that and they learn from his example, that if he can play on Phys. Ed. Class and do Wacky Wednesday announcements, then I can do anything I want to.”
After placing first at an Alberta regional event in Calgary, Caden has been invited to compete at The Braille Challenge, a North American competition in Los Angeles, June 16-17.