Switzer Center is a nonprofit organization founded in 1966 with a mission of "Nurturing challenged kids to believe, achieve, and thrive!" Switzer Learning Center`s 4th-12th grade, coeducational, nonpublic, special education school, and its Family Services Clinic on a beautiful campus serves children and families with mild to severe learning, social, emotional, and behavioral challenges. Each student works with a highly trained team of credentialed special education teachers, licensed psychologists, licensed speech and language pathologists, certified Crisis Prevention Intervention behavior specialists, and other related service providers who are dedicated to help students achieve academic, vocational and personal goals unattainable in conventional educational settings.
Switzer Learning Center's nonpublic school serves children and
families with mild to severe learning, social, emotional and
behavioral challenges. A team of credentialed special
education teachers, psychologists, speech and language
pathologists, and behavior specialists are dedicated to help
students achieve academic, vocational, and personal goals in a
highly structured, supportive and therapeutic
environment. Engaging extracurricular activities
support student learning and enrichment. The campus includes a
student kitchen, computer lab, arts and crafts studio, music room,
occupational therapy room, and fitness gym." Switzer Learning
Center's Heritage Program students are middle and high
schoolers working towards completing requirements for their high
school diploma. Switzer Learning Center's Spectrum
Program is for middle and high school students with
autism and related disorders, and focuses on developing independent
living, social, emotional, and relationship skills using guided
participation, community-based learning activities, and an
alternative curriculum. Switzer Learning Center's
Self-Advocacy and Independent Living (SAIL) Transition
Program supports young adults, ages 18-21 with autism and
similar developmental disabilities, as they build
independence, functional life, and job skills to transition to life
beyond high school.
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