Making Room

In episode two of Love Is A Classroom: Stories of Inclusion, Dr. Goff follows Lauren as she enrolls her son Hayes at the Bayfield Early Education Program (BEEP) and confronts the vulnerability of leaving Hayes, a child who can’t describe his day. Staff and therapists support Hayes’ difficult transition by meeting him in hallways, using sensory strategies, modifying schedules in minutes, and building communication through eye contact, hand leading, and tools like picture supports and a button. BEEP supports the whole family by arranging transportation, reducing stressful drop-offs, and coordinating consistency between home and school. Over time, Hayes increases classroom tolerance from 10 minutes to an hour and a half, participates with peers, and joins a walk to the park safely. The episode closes by previewing episode three’s focus on adult collaboration

00:00 Trusting the Team

01:06 Episode Two Begins

02:11 First Day Transition

04:11 Should We Send Him

06:59 Transportation Game Changer

10:02 Minutes Matter

12:02 Breakthrough Communication

15:07 Classroom Adapts

16:32 All Hands Support

18:07 Everything Is Ish

19:42 Peers Become Classmates

20:49 No Summer Break

21:45 Summer Camp Routine

23:51 Skills Transfer Home

25:13 Second Year Growth

27:00 Walking to the Park

29:14 Making Room to Belong

30:17 Looking Ahead

31:47 Thanks and Resources

32:52 Closing Credits