NJ Students Experience Museum, Memorial on Youth Tour

Education specialist Shannon Elliott leads a group of students on Memorial plaza.
Education specialist Shannon Elliott leads the group in Memorial Hall inside the 9/11 Memorial Museum. Photo: Anthony Guido.

A group of Paterson, NJ school children experienced the 9/11 Memorial Museum on an impactful youth tour on Tuesday, August 18. The tour was led by education Specialists Shannon Elliott and Eduardo Quezada as part of our Summer Programs.

The visit carried a special layer of meaning, as the trip was funded by the Todd Ouida Foundation. Ouida overcame personal health issues as a child to thrive as an adult before his life was cut short on 9/11. In a recently published article, the Bergen Record details the connection the students were able to make with Ouida’s inspirational story, as well as the heroic details of 9/11’s first responders.

By Anthony Guido, 9/11 Memorial Director of Communications

 

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