As part of Alpha School, our students get to learn a sense of civic responsibility. In the spirit of Thanksgiving, throughout the Fall, Alpha School students, families, and staff receive and offer food donations which are then delivered to a local food bank. Our students get to utilize and hone their skills of interacting in […]
Continue readingEvery year our students get together with our friends from our sister programs, Gateway School and Harbor School. The students participate in various sporting activities. This month it was soccer!!! It is always a pleasure spending fun times and getting some physical fitness in with our friends. A tremendous thank you goes out to the […]
Continue readingAt Alpha School, students are exposed to more than your typical academic subject areas. Through our Career Readiness Program students practice multiple skills to prepare them for potential future employment. Facilitated by our skilled instructors and a bevy of hands-on materials, students learn how to sort, assemble and disassemble, collate, file, print and embroider, in […]
Continue readingOn October 8th, our staff had a Professional Development Day. During that day, a guest speaker was invited to come and speak with our staff. The speaker was Scott Chesney. Mr. Chesney is a motivational speaker. He has the personal experience of being paralyzed from the waist down since the age of 15. Scott shared […]
Continue readingAlpha School had their annual Fire Safety Assembly on Wednesday, October 3rd. The Jackson Fire Department sent out some of their members to teach our students how to stay safe in a situation where there could be smoke or fire. Our students were taught how to “stop, drop and roll”. Our students actually practiced this […]
Continue readingOur physical education program includes visits to the Atlantic Club in Wall. This month, it was Mrs. Trainor’s turn to visit the Atlantic Club in Wall with our gym teacher Mrs. Moore. They were able to use various equipment in the facility during their visit. The students played wiffle ball, horse shoes and were able to run indoors […]
Continue readingAt Alpha School we pride ourselves is providing structured learning experiences beyond the classroom. We offer a wide range of work experiences for our students to practice job readiness skills. Below are some photos from our students in the field at some of our partner organizations, namely the ARC of Ocean County and Georgian Court […]
Continue readingAlpha School welcomes the new Supervisor of Instruction, John Gonzalez. Mr. Gonzalez replaces newly retired, Mrs. Anne Marie Hall. Mr. Gonzalez will oversee the classroom operations at Alpha School and work with the teaching staff to serve the academic and functional needs of the students. Mr. Gonzalez and the instructional staff will collaborate on IEP […]
Continue readingOn Friday, August 10th, we had a Carnival in our gym. Each class made a game that everyone could play. Each game booth had prizes available to the students. The students loved going from game to game and trying their hand at each activity. There was even a “Toilet Toss” game where you would try […]
Continue readingMiss Amanda, our music therapist brought an electric guitar to our music therapy classes so the students could try it out. It was a lot of fun!!!!
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