A new breed of educator is helping teach Big Apple kids that anything is paws-sible.
The Department of Education’s “Comfort Dog Program” has rolled out in about 50 schools across the five boroughs — and young students are reaping the benefits of boosted confidence and better grades.
The adorable initiative, which places trained therapy pooches in classrooms, started as a pilot program in just seven schools in 2016 and is now helping hundreds of students tackle life in the classroom — and beyond.
The program is helmed by Kirsten Kinsella, a dog trainer and DOE educator since 2007, who explained that it offers targeted, tailored lesson plans spread out over approximately six weeks to assist struggling kids engage with their studies and emotions.
But to truly see the “magic,” Kinsella invited The Post into a classroom at PS 70 in the Bronx to witness it in action.
