Make no mistake about it. We could all use a strategy or two when it comes to managing money. Perhaps when you are done reading this, you will pick up some tips for yourself.These strategies, however, are specifically designed to assist special needs students with a crucial skill for the transition to adult living: money […]
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Gateway School recently posted about one of the most vital topics and primary goals of our schools: soft skills in the employment environment. These soft skills are the result of several decades of research that culminated in the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) developing a special curriculum, entitled Soft Skills […]
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So many years are devoted to preparing our students to be young men and women that will eventually transition into adulthood..In addition, they could very well transition into an adult day program such as our PrimeTime Centers located right here in Carteret, New Jersey. What about teamwork, though? Our children are not alone in the […]
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One of the primary goals of Gateway and its’ sister schools is to prepare students for workplace success after graduation.Young adults with disabling conditions who turn 21 have many options to purchase services once they are assigned individualized funding through the state Division of Developmental Disabilities in the Department of Human Services. One choice of […]
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STEM is an interdisciplinary and applied approach to educating students in four specific disciplines – science, technology, engineering and mathematics.The curriculum was developed as a response to waning interest among the general school population. Only about 20 % of those students gravitate toward careers involving those subjects. Yet, according to a STEM3 Academy report, that […]
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Long gone are the days when learning disabilities had yet to be discovered and the necessary accommodations delivered to those who needed them. Today, we strive to support and continue to enhance the needs, education, and awareness of the numerous learning disabilities. This is an overview of five learning disabilities that are common in the […]
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Being the parent of a child with special needs and having one for a sibling are two completely different experiences. However, only one of you is responsible for being aware of the situation and properly managing it. You are still the parent of a typically developing child whose experience of growing up with a sibling […]
Continue readingNews 12 New Jersey video segment on the STEMlab at The Gateway School located in Carteret New Jersey.The Gateway School in Carteret is a private special education school for students with disabilities and in the Stemlab, students are given a project and using problem solving skills, able to create things. Watch the video segment here. […]
Continue readingAll year, they have been studying ocean life, and the fish and animals that live in the ocean. It was time to see things first hand! For their very first time, 21 students from the Gateway School, 60 High Street, Carteret, a private special education school for students with disabilities, recently visited Jenkinson’s Aquarium, 300 […]
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The differently abled and oriented among us have taught us that human behavior exists on a spectrum, rather than in binary boxes. This applies to stress, as well. Not all stress is bad. It is not all good. Teaching this to children with learning disabilities will better prepare them for life’s challenges.We teach our students […]
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