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Comment by Hannah Toledano on September 27, 2011 at 1:04pm

Special
needs scholarship for Play together on Upper West Side - no one taken

 

 

A partial scholarship of 1,800 has been
offered to PlayTogether NYC for a special needs child for the school year of
2011/2012.  The goal of the scholarship  is to encourage and promote
the  inclusion mission of PlayTogether NYC and other  preschools. This
scholarship has not yet been claimed. Please contact Nyla Kamlet (Nylakamlet@yahoo.com) to
apply.

PlayTogether NYC is a diverse, secular and
inclusive play-based preschool located on West 84Th street. In PlayTogether's
open, nurturing environment, children participate in a large variety of fun
projects that simultaneously develop important skills: ART projects for sensory
integration and fine motor coordination; DRAMA for building creativity and
confidence; SUPERVISED PLAY for social awareness and emotional processing;
MUSIC for rhythmical movement, patterning and counting.

Child therapist Nyla Kamlet 
L.C.S.W., who directs the school, has developed this uniquely rich play-based
curriculum incorporating language, visual, sensory, musical and mathematical
activities to enhance the development of social skills, self-esteem and confidence-
all critical for success in school and in life.

www.playtogethernyc.com

(917) 872-2779

84thSt, just west of B-way

Comment by Hannah Toledano on September 11, 2011 at 7:08pm

PLAYTOGETHER NYC – A Play Based Preschool

www.playtogethernyc.com (917) 872-2779

PlayTogether
NYC is a diverse, secular and inclusive play-based preschool located on West
84Th street.

Child
therapist, Nyla Kamlet, developed a uniquely rich play-based curriculum
incorporating language, visual, sensory, musical and mathematical activities to
enhance the development of social skills, self-esteem and confidence, all
critical for success in school and in life.

Children
have fun doing ART projects for sensory integration and fine motor
coordination,  DRAMA for building creativity and confidence, SUPERVISED
PLAY for social awareness and emotional processing, MUSIC for rhythmical
movement, patterning and counting, all in an open and nurturing environment.
 In September  Joanna Valenza joins PlayTogether as the Head Teacher
and Educational Director.  Her specialty is in teaching math and science
to young children.  Joanna uses hands on projects that  encourage
curiosity and well as the thinking and prediction skills. Together these two
women have created a truly special learning environment.   

Comment by MI Post on May 16, 2011 at 6:58am

Sunday morning self contained recreation program at the Y of Washington Heights for children with special needs, ages 5 - 10, who need a small group setting with some supports. We plan to offer two 12 week sessions beginning in the fall (mid Sept. through end of Dec., and mid Jan. through end of May) from 9 - 11 am. Program to include sports and gym, arts and crafts, music, stories, drama. For more info, please contact: dspindler@ywashhts.org.

Comment by Hannah Toledano on April 28, 2011 at 11:12am

Story of Luigi, 22-yr old Italian college student with Down syndrome now in Madrid at the university of Murcia studying for one year on a university exchange program. First student with DS in the Erasmus exchange program and he has a very high average (26 - highest is 30!!!!). So uplifting and a slap in the face to certain people

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FF6MsDbBcz4

Comment by Rachel Boussidan on February 5, 2011 at 10:33pm

February 10th at The JCC in Manhattan - this program is a must!

 

You can call 646-505-5708 to register for the program below or go to www.jccmanhattan.org/specialneeds

an overview of the developmental disabilities service system - resources and supports for you and your family member   Jennifer Shaoul, MPA, a leading expert in entitlements and Sr. Coordinator, YAI Link, will cover topics on how to obtain eligibility for services, the range of family support services available, Medicaid Waivers and other waivers, resources for individuals who do not meet eligibility with the "developmental delays" service systems and more.

Comment by Dari on January 26, 2011 at 11:01pm

Hi,

 

My son is PDD NOS and will probably get diagnosed as having Asperger's when he turns eight. At this time he is in a CTT program through a public school. I really feel that he is slipping through the cracks and is failing academically. Does anyone have any suggestions? I have heard of Gesher Yehuda in Brooklyn and Sinai in NJ and dont know too much about these schools. I do know that they are beyond our means and the BOE is trying to cut services here and it is very difficult to get them to cover the cost, especially out of state schools e.g., NY to NJ. Does any have any thoughts or experience in this area?

Comment by Anais Mizrahi on August 5, 2010 at 10:42am

Article posted in London's largest Jewish paper about the Jewish Schools in Manhattan and their approach to special need childs http://thejc.com/news/world-news/36555/new-york-schools-shun-specia...

Comment by Tovah Stout on August 4, 2010 at 1:34am

Shalom y'all! My daughter is on the Autism Spectrum (she has very very high functioning PDD-NOS). Like little Caily, we have also received resistance from our local day school when they found out her diagnosis. When she was accepted for admittance we didn't have a diagnosis, and everything was meant to be fine. Once they found out they tried to demand she have a para-professional with her in class, but have since backed down. B''H.

Comment by Anais Mizrahi on June 11, 2010 at 1:03pm

Check out Special-Needs Families Fighting Jewish Day Schools http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/new_york/special_needs_families_f...

Comment by Rachel Boussidan on June 6, 2010 at 8:17pm

Check out Caily's story on NY -1 today - http://www.ny1.com//Default.aspx?ArID=119908

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