OUR VISION
Skylar Hadden means "wise child of the valley" and we really believe our students are wise and brilliant. Our students won’t just survive school, they will thrive and harness their creativity, innovativeness, and unique abilities to share with their communities and the world. We help them see they have many choices for how they can show up in the world, in their academics and social-emotional learning.
OUR MISSION
Skylar Hadden strives to provide strength-based, individualized education to students in grades 1-8 struggling with mild to moderate disabilities such as:
- Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) including High-Functioning Autism (HFA), Asperger’s Syndrome (AS), Non-Verbal Learning Disorder (NLD),
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD),
- Emotional Regulation
- Learning Disabilities
OUR METHOD
- Multi-Age & Multi-Ability
- Focus on mild to moderate
- Staff communicates with professionals to help student achieve and maintain stability
- Support Peer Modeling
- Provide Low Student to Teacher Ratio (3:1)
- Develop students’ sense of belonging & empathy for themselves and others (Social-Emotional Learning)
- Build a community
- Students are supportive and accepted/accepting
- 3 Group Meetings: morning, mid-day, afternoon where Individualized goals are part of group plan for the day
- Support the Home/School Partnership and Communication
- Nurture a caring and compassionate environment
- Facilitate Social Awareness
- Credentialed and Experienced Staff
- Recognize and leverage developmental stages
- Flexibility and collaboration amongst staff
- Teach via multi-sensory
- Apply the Scientific Method to teaching and learning daily
- Social-Emotional Learning tools
- Provide appropriate and in-the-moment intervention
- Incorporate strategies from various research-based programs; no two students are alike
- Positive feedback to encourage open minds
- Support transitioning into larger environments
- Individualized Teaching and Learning
- Make the abstract concrete via Experiential Learning (field trips, role playing, hands-on activities, etc.)
- Structure free time for success (free time choices pre-determined by staff)
- Specifically support Executive Functioning and Social Emotional learning
- Apply creative methodologies to teaching Common Core
- Customize and adapt Homework to fit the child and family