Classroom Eases Transition from School to Life

Emily Heller, 16, works on a puzzle
duringan open house in the new
apartment space at Gahanna Lincoln
High School.

GAHANNA, Ohio -- In a classroom that feels like it was yanked from a model apartment, Kayla Tull practices opening jars and pouring a pitcher with only her right hand. They’re skills she’ll need to live onher own.
Matching appliances frame one side of the granite kitchen counter, only a few steps from the dining table and the den area, with its leather sofa and carefully placed decor –– all in a room where students once sat at desks and learned biology.