Last weekend, students from Airdrie Koinonia Christian School delivered one of the most inspirational stories of the 20th Century.

The students, who are members of the school's Senior High Drama Program performed William Gibson's play "The Miracle Worker" last weekend.

This productions tells the story of Helen Keller and her teacher Annie Sullivan, who's seen by the Keller family as the last hope to reach their daughter.

The story begins when Captain Keller and his wife Kate notice something is wrong with their newborn daughter Helen. They later find out that she is deaf, blind and mute and through the years will struggle to reach her.

Fast forward years later, and the family is still struggling with how to live with Helen. Her half brother, James has even gone so far as to suggest she be put in an asylum, an idea that makes Kate cringe to the bone.

The Keller family decides on one last leap of faith, to hire a governess and teacher, Annie Sullivan, to live with them in the hopes of finally reaching Helen.

Sullivan herself is partially blind and had only just graduated from the Perkins Institute, which leaves Captain Keller with an pit in his stomach.

At first Annie's teaching puzzles the family as she tries to talk to Helen through sign language, hoping to teach her a sense of language and being able to recognize the people and objects around her.

It is by no stretch an easy task, one that divides the Keller family and pushes Annie to the brink. Nonetheless, she comes up with a plan to spend two weeks with Helen at the Keller's garden house. There she has the time and opportunity to teach Helen words and mannerisms, even though she still can't comprehend them.

When Helen is returned to her family, the Kellers see that Annie has indeed reached out to their daughter though it's tough for her to adapt to being back at the family home.

In another attempt to help Helen learn about her surroundings, Annie takes her to the water pump out back, where she says her first words, "Wa Wa".

A stunned Annie Sullivan, realizes that maybe, just maybe she has finally been able to reach the young woman. Helen and Annie then communicate with sign language using the many words she's been teaching throughout the play.

Captain Keller and Kate watch in amazement as they're able to finally talk with their daughter, thanks to Annie Sullivan, their Miracle Worker.

If there's one word to describe this production, it's emotion. All the students needed to embrace their character's emotion in order to bring the story to life. The audience was compelled from the very start, relating to the heartache of the Keller family, and the constant, yet persistent battle that Annie Sullivan.

By the end of the afternoon, audience members were moved to tears as they saw Helen and Annie finally communicate and a young lady that was in danger of being isolated her entire life broke through her barriers.