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Green Chimneys has organized a series of resources with you —our families — in mind. Online tools, links to community resources and transition planning materials are shared so that you may explore new ideas or approaches and gather more information.
They are never intended to take the place of dialogue. If you have a specific question or concern regarding your child, please be in touch with your child’s social worker or teacher directly. We’re here to help!
The Green Chimneys wildlife classroom is home to an adorable pair of chinchilla brothers who are often the first animals students want to hold. The brothers are inquisitive and playful but also very shy so students must be calm, and allow the chinchillas to come to them. The students love to build tunnels and play areas for the chinchillas and watch them in their favorite activities: taking dust baths (an instinctive act to clean their fur) and eating raisins. Considered to be the softest animal in the world, the chinchilla is a rodent native to the Andes Mountains of South America, and is a relative of the porcupine and guinea pig.