Established in 1967, The Deron School serves the academic, emotional, and social needs of children with learning disabilities. The mission of the Deron School is to provide a comprehensive school experience with a warm, supportive, structured learning environment that empowers students to reach their highest level of independence and achievement.
The Arc of Essex County's Stepping Stones School is a private non-profit school, designed to meet the developmental and learning needs of children with cognitive impairments including children with Down syndrome. Students are provide with the most up-to-date therapy and educational techniques to achieve their highest potential.
The Calais School is a state approved, private therapeutic special education school in north jersey serving students in grades K through 12 Plus with multiple learning disabilities as well as anxiety, mood, behavior and autism spectrum disorders.
Holmstead School provides an educational and therapeutic atmosphere, which emphasizes innovative and flexible education for bright adolescents who need to be challenged in order to change their motivation and performance. Students at Holmstead find both academic success and behavioral growth.
The Felician School for Exceptional Children provides an alternative learning environment which is staffed by certified professionals who are skilled, sensitive, and dedicated to the care and education of the students. Our Mission is to recognize the human dignity of individuals with special needs.
Honor Ridge Academy is a DOE approved private day school for educationally classified students ages 5 to 21, providing a strong academic program including crisis and behavior management to out-of-district placed students for over 40 years. We provide: complete academic curriculum, small classroom setting, positive based behavior management systems, individual therapeutic counseling for all students, as well as, related services pursuant to the IEP.
Pillar Care Continuum Elementary School in Livingston serves students ages 3-14 with multiple disabilities from throughout northern New Jersey. The curriculum stresses functional learning - increasing life skills and enhancing a child's ability to gain as much independence as possible. We emphasize self-determination, independence, and communication.
The Matheny School is a private school that serves students with multiple disabilities. We give our students the opportunity to reach their highest level of academic achievement, while also obtaining maximum independence. We take unique measures to address our curriculum, which is based upon the Common Core standards and the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards.
Pillar Care Continuum High School is an 11.5-month program with a full day of functional learning to support the academics program based on the NJ Core Curriculum Content Standards. Students are provided with not only the academic program, but also with physical, occupational and speech therapies services supported by an aquatic therapy program, fitness program, Yoga for students with special needs, Job Coaching to 15 off-site locations in the Essex County area and job site opportunities within the school setting.
Westbridge Academy offers a powerful, therapeutic based academic and social skills training program for students in grades K-12 experiencing emotional, behavioral and/or learning challenges. The elementary, middle and high school programs provide a stimulating curriculum, coupled with therapeutic intervention and support, utilizing a student/teacher ratio of 6:1.