The LCPS Podcast (Loudoun County Public Schools)

School Spirit: Eagle Ridge MS Ruby Bridges Project

Department of Communications & Community Engagement Season 1

In this month’s School Spirit podcast, Renée Dawson, Director of Family and Community Engagement, talks with Michelle Buscema, a special education teacher at Eagle Ridge Middle School, and her students – Chris, Jayla, Kolbe, and Zach – about a recent class lesson on civil rights icon, Ruby Bridges. The students share what they learned about Ruby Bridges and the letters they wrote to her. Ms. Buscema shares about the lesson’s impact on the class and on her.