Class Act Program
Our Class Act Program is a unique program designed to help children continue their education and personal growth during periods of illness. The program is specially helpful to children fighting chronic illnesses, but also helps patients who enter the hospital for just a few days. Based out of the Class Act room, the program is a cooperative effort between the hospital and the Mobile County School System. Two Mobile County Public schools teachers staff this program and provide daily instruction for hospitalized kids in grades K-12.

Children who attend the Class Act program receive credit for the class work they do while in the hospital and are counted as present for schools. But, the benefit this program provides the patient goes beyond education. Research has demosntrated that children who continue their schoolwork heal and recover quicker and require less medication. For the young patient, schoolwork provides productive activities, and has demosntrated a reduction in the stress associated with returning to regular school classes.

After schoolwork is completed, the Class Act room becomes a recreation center for children to gather, socialize and provide peer support. Arts and crafts, computers, games, Internet, music and television are all part of the activity center.

University of South Alabama Children's and Women's Hospital
1700 Center Street, Mobile, AL, 36604-3391
Phone: (251) 415-1000 | Fax: (251) 415-1255