Students returned to the classroom at our Menta Academy Oak Park School as well as our campuses throughout Arizona. It was hard to tell who was more excited for the return to in-classroom learning – students or staff! True to our mission of creating innovative solutions to critical problems in education and human services, we offered families a choice to
Staff from Illinois and Arizona campuses eagerly prepared for the 2020-21 school year by participating in weeklong clinical and academic boot camps. The clinical bootcamp prepared our clinical staff to provide trauma-based supports to meet the unique social emotional needs of students returning to the school environment after the COVID-19 school closures. Understanding the impact of school closures through the
Menta staff in Arizona celebrated student graduations with a car parade and by placing graduation signs and balloons in student front yards. “We wanted to make sure that our students were recognized for all of their hard work over the past four years. We didn’t want their accomplishments to go unnoticed,” stated Kelly Carbone, principal of Southwest Academy. In recognition
Menta Academy Yuma is going above and beyond to bring some joy to their students. You can read more about what they are doing here.
Dear Students, Staff and Families, The health and safety of our students is our top priority, so we want to share information with you that the CDC has published for schools. The good news at this time is that the health risk to the general public from coronavirus remains low. Currently, the CDC recommends schools hold classes and events as
Our Country Club Hills Tech and Trade school was recently awarded with the Best of Country Club Hills 2020 award. You can read all about it here.
Essential Question: Why is Blended Learning good for Children with Disabilities? The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) has identified 5 benefits of Blended Learning for students with disabilities. Increase student engagement and achievement. Encourages growth mindset. Builds decision making and self-advocacy skills. Reduces stigma of special education. Gives students who think differently multiple ways to show what they have
This 18 month long process started with one on one in person meetings with program administrators, principals, curriculum coordinators & operations directors to identify ongoing curricular needs in each program. Additionally, discussion occurred on what has worked in the past, what continues to work and what will the curricular focus be in order to prepare our students for their futures.
Why is Blended Learning good for Children with Disabilities? The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) has identified 5 benefits of Blended Learning for students with disabilities. Increase student engagement and achievement. Encourages growth mindset. Builds decision making and self-advocacy skills. Reduces stigma of special education. Gives students who think differently multiple ways to show what they have learned. The
For the first time in 40 years, we had an entire classroom end the year on level 5. You can read the article posted in The Beacon News here.