CF resources for high school students
Starting high school can be an exciting time but also daunting. This page has been created to provide a variety of handy resources with tips and ideas about navigating your way through high school when you have cystic fibrosis (CF).
We would love to hear from you with you have any feedback or ideas for resources you think would be handy to have that don’t currently exist. Please email your feedback to us.
Tips for CF in high school and Other useful resources
My Story
To read real stories from individuals and families living with CF check out My CF Story. Teachers also share their perspectives of working with children who have CF.
Life at boarding school when you have cystic fibrosis
A few years ago a young lady with CF, Lilly (aged 15 at the time) was asked some questions about what it was like to live at boarding school while managing the treatment she needed to do for her cystic fibrosis (CF).
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Collaborating with schools when your child has cystic fibrosis
Research has shown that children have better academic and social outcomes when their parents and teachers work together. A positive parent-teacher relationship can result in a child doing better academically, emotionally and socially, being happier at school and...
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2017 CFSmart Teacher Nominations: Teachers going above and Beyond
In early December 2017 we ran a CFSmart Facebook competition asking parents to nominate outstanding teachers who have gone out of their way to provide health and educational support for children with cystic fibrosis (CF). The nominations that parents entered...
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CF Films
What is cystic fibrosis and how do you get it?