Marian Center School & Services vs. I Smile Inc.
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School Overview
Top Rankings
Marian Center School & Services ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Florida for:
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Advanced Degrees
School History
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Overview
The Marian Center was founded and incorporated in October of 1963 under the Archdiocese of Miami as a school for students with developmental disabilities.
The mission of the Marian Center is to educate, train and serve persons with a developmental disability and assist them to wholeness, pursuant to the dictates of the Gospel and of the Church's call to love, charity and Justice.
Our vision is that The Marian Center will become the recognized leader in providing a diverse spectrum of individually based quality services to persons with developmental disabilities and their families.
I SMILE is an Institute for Special Minds Interacting in a Learning Environment.
We strive to help children with disabilities discover their true abilities and is given the opportunity to reach their greatest potential.
In response to the large demand for quality effective programs in South Florida, we began the Institute to help parents with young children with Autism.
Early intervention plays an important role, thus we enroll children as young as 2 years old to receive Applied Behavior Analysis services.
Specifically, we offer Verbal Behavior services which research has shown to yielded great results.
The Institute prides itself on the high quality staff as well as the low teacher to student ratio of 2-1.
Grades Offered
1-12
UG-UG
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
No
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Year Founded
1963
2005
Students Body
Total Students
40 students
6 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
91%
100%
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
4 teachers
2 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
99%
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Average Class Size
12
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Student-Teacher Ratio
10:1
3:1
Classroom Dress Code
Formal
(Marian Center shirt, navy blue pants or skirt)
(Marian Center shirt, navy blue pants or skirt)
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Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
None / Rolling
Tuition Cost
$22,374
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Tuition Notes
Florida Empowerment Scholarship for Students with Unique Abilities
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% on Financial Aid
99%
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Average Financial Aid Grant
$2,500
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Acceptance Rate
80%
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Admissions Director
Sister Lidia Valli
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Admissions Associate
Lisa Moore
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Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
6
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Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
Club or Organization:
Arts and Music Programs:
Recreational Athletic Programs:
Farm Club
Arts and Music Programs:
Arts and CraftsCulinary Arts Club
Music Class
Recreational Athletic Programs:
Horse TheraphySpecial Olympics