This is not your average high school

"It's a lovely feeling." 4/4/19 Why This High School Is In a Nursing Home At the Hebrew Home, high school seniors and senior citizens live and learn alongside one another. The innovative high school program is located within a nursing home in the Bronx, where students with disabilities get vocational training that prepares them for work within the nursing home and beyond. Here, the old outnumber the young, but it's a space where life lessons are doled out every day. Elevating Peruvian Cuisine Since he was young, Virgilio Martinez has wanted to travel, see and taste the world. It's the same relentless curiosity he brings to Lima's Central Restaurant, where he works as a chef. Here, Virgilio and his colleagues take often overlooked ingredients from across Peru's vast territory and turn them into an "elevations menu."  Using Movie Magic to Save Lives Greg Loan once made theme park magic. Now, he uses his special effects and robotics know-how towards medicine. His creations—which have eyes that blink, skin that feels real and veins that bleed fake blood—help doctors master life-saving medical procedures at Boston Children's Hospital. View this email in your browser.  Copyright © 2019 Great Big Story, LLC, All rights reserved.You are receiving this message because you subscribed to the Great Big Story newsletter. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list