Curriculum & Learning Resources

Elementary instruction focuses on adapted curriculum and individual goals as specified in each student’s IEP. Each classroom is staffed with a teaching team of a licensed special education teacher, two instructional assistants, as well as personal behavior aides or nurses as needed. Due to students’ severe intellectual disabilities as well as complex health needs or severe behaviors, instruction is based on:

• Aligned Standards of Learning
• Functional life skills
• Communication and social skills
• Simple work tasks & pre-vocational activities

Secondary instruction focuses on adapted curriculum and individual goals as specified in each student’s IEP. Each classroom is staffed with a teaching team of a licensed special education teacher, two instructional assistants, as well as personal behavior aides or nurses as needed. Due to students’ severe intellectual disabilities as well as complex health needs or severe behaviors, instruction is based on:

• Aligned Standards of Learning
• Functional life skills
• Communication and social skills
• Simple work tasks & pre-vocational activities
• VDOE Applied Studies Diploma

Students in kindergarten through twelve are provided the opportunity to participate in Community–Based Instruction (CBI) with the belief that every student is capable of living and enjoying leisure activities in their community.  CBI incorporates academic, communication, recreation/leisure, and vocational domains.  During CBI, environments are visited repeatedly in order to provide instruction for targeted skills.  Instructional procedures, accommodations, and assistive technology are determined prior to entering community sites and modifications are made as appropriate to in order to reinforce and maintain acquired skills.

Our students visit locations around Richmond such as grocery stores, shopping centers, museums,  retail stores, historical venues, and more!!