Two-year-old Zoe Hernandez’s face lit up as she clutched her teacher’s hands above her for support while walking to the toddlers’ classroom at the El Paso Special Needs Education Center.
The Westside nonprofit private school and daycare specializes in teaching children with Down syndrome using an inclusive education model that brings together students with and without disabilities.
After spending time learning and sharpening her fine motor skills, Zoe, who lives with cerebral palsy, used her purple walker to get to gym class and hug her friends…