Welcome to Celebrate the Children!
WOW! WOW! WOW!
Thank you doesn't even begin to express our appreciation! We more than doubled our original goal!
Because of your generosity, our student pantry will be stocked for months!
What an AMAZING community we have!
Because of your generosity, our student pantry will be stocked for months!
What an AMAZING community we have!
Celebrate the Children (CTC), is a New Jersey State - Approved, not-for-profit private school serving neuro-diverse individuals. Our developmental program serves a range of students ages 3-21 with Autism and other Developmental Challenges. Our school program commenced in January of 2004. This year, we are proudly celebrating 20 years of special education!
Celebrate the Children utilizes the DIR (Developmental, Individual-Difference, Relationship-Based ) Methodology. Our focus is tailoring a program to meet the needs of the individual and their learning style v. a label. We are committed to using respect and relationships to support a student's ability to become an engaged and active learner. Our mission is to provide our students with a solid foundation of learning while supporting their physical, social, emotional and cognitive development.
Celebrate the Children utilizes the DIR (Developmental, Individual-Difference, Relationship-Based ) Methodology. Our focus is tailoring a program to meet the needs of the individual and their learning style v. a label. We are committed to using respect and relationships to support a student's ability to become an engaged and active learner. Our mission is to provide our students with a solid foundation of learning while supporting their physical, social, emotional and cognitive development.
At a Glance
In small class settings of 8-12 students, we offer:
- Challenging academic programs fulfilling all requirements of the NJ Student Learning Standards (Non-Profit NJDOE Approved School)
- Cutting-edge, research-based intervention targeting the specific processing challenges of the individual students
- Intensive focus on building self-esteem and developing healthy relationships
- Intensive language and communication development
- Independence and life skills program
- Inclusion program for Preschool and Kindergarten classrooms
- Transition program
- Community-Based Instruction
- Adult/Continuing Education
- Interdisciplinary approach to instruction
- Licensed Occupational, Physical and Speech Therapists with expertise in augmentative communication, feeding, oral-motor, pragmatics, sensory integration and handwriting
- Mental Health Department/Student and Family Support Services with on staff social workers
- Approved testing site
- Adaptive Physical Education, Art, Music, Yoga, and more, including organized school-wide events
- After School Program