Posted in Shapiro Looks at K-12 Schools on Dec 5th, 2006 15 Comments »
Sanford Shapiro looks at Delaware Valley Friends School © 2006 Sanford Shapiro During my visit to the Delaware Valley Friends School (in Pennsylvania), the fact that it’s a school for kids with learning differences faded into the background in the best sense. Primarily it seemed to be a supportive encouraging and challenging school for 7th [...]
Posted in Shapiro Looks at K-12 Schools on Nov 28th, 2006 No Comments »
Sanford Shapiro looks at The Crossroads School © 2006 Sanford Shapiro As I traveled through this historic area of Pennsylvania, I was impressed with the variety of private independent schools that cater to the needs of atypical learners. My hope is that more schools are developed that can be ‘special schools’ because they appeal to [...]
Posted in Shapiro Looks at K-12 Schools on Nov 27th, 2006 14 Comments »
Sanford Shapiro looks at The Jemicy School © 2006 Sanford Shapiro I wasn’t sure what to expect when I visited the Jemicy School, a day school located in Owings Mills, just outside of Baltimore, Maryland. I had heard of it for years and what I had heard had always been positive. However, based on what [...]
Posted in Shapiro Looks at K-12 Schools on Nov 27th, 2006 13 Comments »
Sanford Shapiro looks at The Pathway School © 2006 Sanford Shapiro The Pathway School is located in Norristown, in the northeast corner of Pennsylvania. In existence since 1961, Pathway is an independent day and residential school for kids with complex learning disabilities. No kid is really simple of course, but in terms of descriptive labels [...]
Posted in Shapiro Looks at K-12 Schools on Nov 25th, 2006 13 Comments »
Sanford Shapiro looks at The Village Glen School © 2006 Sanford Shapiro The Village Glen School is another part of the Help group (which owns and operates several schools throughout the greater LA area). On the Village Glenn campus, the focus is for students with Autistic Spectrum Disorder. When you descriptively dig beneath this umbrella [...]
Posted in Shapiro Looks at K-12 Schools on Nov 24th, 2006 No Comments »
Sanford Shapiro looks at The Bridgeport School © 2006 Sanford Shapiro In Sherman Oaks, California (Los Angeles), the Help Group operates a day school program called The Bridgeport School. On a five-acre campus, Bridgeport is designed for students between 5 and 21 years old who struggle with autism and developmental or cognitive weaknesses. Particularly with [...]
Posted in Shapiro Looks at K-12 Schools on Nov 18th, 2006 No Comments »
Sanford Shapiro looks at Summit View School © 2006 Sanford Shapiro Summit View School is a private K-12 day school for kids with language-based learning disabilities. It’s within the city limits of Los Angeles, specifically in Valley Glen. It was founded in 1994 and in 2001 the parent organization, the Help group, opened a similarly [...]
Posted in Shapiro Looks at K-12 Schools on Nov 17th, 2006 No Comments »
Sanford Shapiro looks at The Prentice School © 2006 Sanford Shapiro For me, The Prentice School is an easy school to write about. It’s similar to the original designs of the Chartwell School in Seaside CA or The Charles Armstrong School in Belmont, CA. By design I mean the instructional and teaching technique utilizes The [...]
Posted in Shapiro Looks at K-12 Schools on Nov 17th, 2006 No Comments »
Sanford Shapiro looks at Star Academy © 2006 Sanford Shapiro On my visits to schools across the country I always enjoyed visits to schools like Star Academy because it’s much less common to find a school set up for children with more complex learning disabilities. Star enrolls kids in grades 1-12 who struggle with non-verbal [...]
Posted in Shapiro Looks at K-12 Schools on Nov 16th, 2006 7 Comments »
Sanford Shapiro looks at The Raskob Institute © 2006 Sanford Shapiro The Raskob Institute is on the campus of Holy Names College in what’s called the Oakland Hills section of Oakland, California. This institute is comprised of a day school (where I visited and what I will write about) and clinic services. The clinic is [...]
Posted in Shapiro Looks at K-12 Schools on Nov 15th, 2006 4 Comments »
Sanford Shapiro looks at Chartwell School © 2006 Sanford Shapiro I must admit I’m pretty familiar with The Chartwell School in Seaside, California. Back in the summer of 1983, I was hired as its first teacher (other than the founding director). Chartwell was specifically designed for dyslexic learners and when we opened the doors that [...]
Posted in Shapiro Looks at K-12 Schools on Nov 15th, 2006 20 Comments »
Sanford Shapiro looks at Stanbridge Academy © 2006 Sanford Shapiro Located in San Mateo, California and founded in 1982, Stanbridge Academy is a school for students with learning disabilities in grades K-12. The profile of a Stanbridge student often contains overlapping and/or more complex learning differences than a more singular dyslexia diagnosis for example. Students [...]