Atlas serves families and students of all ages diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder or other developmental differences. tlas School honors and embraces students' unique minds, spirits, and voices. Empowered communication and respect for student's passions and abilities ease them into rich social and emotional relationships and experiences. Self-identity, growth and joyful engagement join with academic learning and choice-driven community integration to aid students in pursuit of their own life goals and happiness.
The Atlas School is a non-profit, non-public school serving children and young adults aged 7-21 years diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders. A truly individualized full-day educational program is developed for each student. The program uses a multi-strategic approach, data analysis as well as evidence-based and cutting-edge interventions and techniques. Core to every student's program is their social-emotional development and deepening of communication skills. The school's curriculum, the Atlas Map, addresses the whole child in a comprehensive manner and involves working with students across all areas of development. We place a heavy emphasis and top priority on communication as it is integral to every other portion of a student's life and is the cornerstone to lifelong social learning. With an effective means of communication, our students can engage in a limitless number of interactions where they will learn about the world, other people and themselves.
Sample Daily Schedule
9:00-9:30 Morning Movement / Brain Gym
9:30-10:30 Math
10:30-11:30 Literacy
11:30-12:00 Social Studies / Vocational
12:00-12:30 Lunch
12:30-1:00 Life Skills / Social Buddies
1:00-1:30 Topics & Conversation / Tech Time
1:30-2:00 Mindful Moments
2:00-2:30Poetry / Spelling & Grammar
2:30-3:00 Time For Kids / Science
3:00-3:30 Research / Handwriting
3:30-4:00 Recall Journals & Dismissal
Atlas School assesses students across all areas of functioning and development and expertly crafts a program that combines various elements of each model with Event, adaptive experiential coursework and functional quality of life skill development.
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