The SDI Team

"Making a difference - one child at a time"

Our Commitment

We are committed to providing quality programming and services to our students with disabilities through collaborative partnerships with parents and staff.

What does the Starfish mean?

While wandering a deserted beach at dawn, stagnant in my work, I saw a man in the distance bending and throwing as he walked the endless stretch toward me. As he came near, I could see that he was throwing starfish, abandoned on the sand by the tide, back into the sea. When he was close enough I asked him why he was working so hard at this strange task. He said that the sun would dry the starfish and they would die. I said to him that I thought he was foolish. There were thousands of starfish on miles and miles of beach; one man alone could never make a difference. He smiled as he picked up the next starfish. Hurling it far into the sea he said, "It makes a difference for this one."

- Adapted from "The Star Thrower" by Loren Eiseley