High School Program

Ages: 13 to 21 Years

Our high school offers educational and therapeutic programs for multiply-challenged students, from teens to young adults. Students receive academic instruction as well as, physical education, music, art and pre-vocational skills. Instruction is focused on attaining the NJ Student Learning Standards and the high school is an approved site for state standardized testing.

Our team of talented teachers, occupational, physical, and speech therapists, paraprofessionals, nurses, and a social worker share a strong sense of caring in a disciplined and achievement-oriented environment. Through collaboration, our students are continuously challenged to achieve their personal best.

Our Augmentative Communication Lab evaluates the needs of students and provides means for them to access technology and equipment. Using software and augmentative communication devices, students develop written and verbal communication skills.

Our Job Quest Program provides training with a job coach in community settings such as; CVS Pharmacy, Clifton Public Library, Clifton Recycling, Shoprite Supermarket, and DIAL. The goal is to provide realistic training to assist participants in making future career choices as they graduate and move on into adult life.

Our Life Skills Program begins in classrooms and therapy sessions, then carried over for generalization as students venture into the community. Students visit shops, grocery stores, laundromats, hair salons, museums, and movie theaters. They learn to take public transportation whenever possible. Additionally, a classroom was transformed into a studio apartment where functional life skills can be practiced and applied.