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The Arbor’s program is based on the belief that all children have an extraordinary capacity to learn and will realize their greatest potential in a structured, purposeful learning environment and uses an individualized education plan that:

 

• Emphasizes the mastery of skills and knowledge appropriate to each child’s capability;

 

• Works from research-based curriculums and methodologies;

 

• Is family-centered, supporting the family in its efforts to meet their child’s developmental challenges;

 

• Utilizes an activity-based approach to intervention by embedding each child’s goals and objectives within routine, planned, or child-initiated activities that are motivating and developmentally appropriate;

 

• Incorporates methods and strategies from Applied Behavior Analysis;

 

• Involves cross-disciplinary participation. Physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy are available on campus, combining educational and therapeutic approaches in meeting children’s individual goals and objectives;

 

• Maintains a low student/teacher ratio of approximately 2:1 or 1:1, necessary for maximum achievement;

 

• Integrates and emphasizes the use of assistive communication technology in order to achieve optimal results.