Special education students are usually ignored, tolerated, teased, bullied or gently encouraged. Not these extraordinary souls. They aim for the moon in the Hallmark Hall of Fame telefilm based on a true story.
Michigan high school teacher and idealistic football coach, Mike Kersjes, decides to help his special education students achieve their impossible dream: to attend the highly competitive “Space Camp” at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. When deciding to turn this story in to a telefilm, Hallmark Hall of Fame committed to casting as many actors that are, themselves, autistic, dyslexic, bipolar and/or living with Down Syndrome
Produced by Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions in association with ABC
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