When?
Saturday March 3, 2012 from 1:30 - 5:pm
Where?
Boulevard Bowl 1315 Erie Boulevard Schenectady, New York 12305. (518) 374-4171
Rules
Each sponsor chooses to pledge a flat rate of $10, $20, $40, $50, $75, $100 or other.
Crossroads Center for Children is located in Schenectady County and enrolls approximately 80 children from 20 school districts in the surrounding eight counties. In addition to providing early intervention, preschool, and school-age programs, the school enrolls typically developing students for an integrated daycare program. Integration in preschool and beyond is becoming increasingly common as the advantages for both students with disabilities and their typically developing peers are recognized. Both groups of children benefit from building friendships with people who are unique and this arrangement fosters tolerance and empathy. Both groups learn valuable lessons from critical thinking and social skills instruction, in addition to the quality academic programming.
Children that are enrolled in the program for special education services are either diagnosed on the autism spectrum or can simply benefit from a behaviorally based educational program. Applied behavior analysis (ABA) is the fundamental approach for instruction at Crossroads Center for Children. This approach is scientifically proven to make lasting changes in the learning of students with autism and are endorsed by the U.S. Surgeon General and the National Institutes of Health. Based on these techniques, the staff provides five and one-half hours per day of intensive instruction in all important areas of a child's development through an array of services.
Additionally, many services are provided by Crossroads to the families and children. These services include: parent training, sibling counseling, behavior management programs, support groups, and community training opportunities. Crossroads relies on donations and fundraising to provide such services.
The staff at Crossroads Center for Children is excited about ABA and eager to share what they know. There are many ways to accomplish this from providing general trainings to individual assessment of a student's behavior.
Crossroads Center for Children serves children from their age at diagnosis as a child with a disability up to three years of age. Crossroads offers center-based programming, home-based programming, or a combination of both.
Crossroads Center for Children
1136 North Westcott Rd.
Suite 100
Schenectady, NY 12306
Phone: (518) 280-0083
Email: info@crossroadcenter.org
