Focus on The Reece School for Special Needs Children
Posted by | Posted in School Paragraph | Posted on 22-08-2010
The Reece School is located at 25 East 104th Street in Manhattan. It is a special education elementary school for children who are intellectually capable but face social and educational challenges. The school nurtures children with special needs in an environment built for those needs, all the while helping them to strive for excellence in academics and to love learning and exploring new areas throughout their lives. Children are made to feel they belong while their individual personalities are allowed to flourish so they may go on to be successful members of their community.
For over 60 years it has been the goal of the Reece School to meet the educational and therapeutic needs of psychologically fragile children. The present program consists of three basic elements:
- an academic curriculum which includes New York State approved, standards driven differentiated instruction in language arts, mathematics, social studies, health, science, adaptive physical education, study skills and creative arts;
- related services of speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and counseling, as mandated;
- a therapeutic milieu emphasizing highly individualized behavioral and psycho-dynamic programming to assist all children in attaining both interpersonal and community related social skills to help prepare them to become competent and happy individuals, family members and citizens.
The school serves children ages 5-13 and is housed in an award-winning high tech building next to beautiful Museum Mile. Admissions applications are accepted all year round. Applicants are to submit current evaluations, progress reports and other relevant material. Each application is reviewed by the school to determine whether Reece meets the general needs of the student. The Reece school does not discriminate against any student or family as to race, color or ethnic origin.
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