Bunnies Don't Lay Eggs!

Experiential Learning School provides programs and activities for children 3-12 who are on or off the autism spectrum. Experiential Learning is a K-6 private elementary school where we strive to be a model for how inclusion can be done well. Our classrooms are comprised of 3-6 children per class some of whom are neurotypical and some are neurodivergent. Our goal with the makeup for our classroom is for each child to have the opportunity to learn up and teach down. So, some children may be more skilled socially and they can model these skills to others; other children may excel at math or know a lot about animals, and they can teach these skills to children who may not know these things.

We do not believe in grade levels as much as skill levels. Our goal is to teach each child individually and to have each child advance to more and more progressive levels. We recognize that the rest of the academic world recognizes grade levels, so the academics we teach will be taught with grade standards in mind. For example, if your child will begin attending 3rd grade in a public school, we want to ensure they have all the skills they need to be successful, and we are prepared to translate our skills level to grade levels when the time is right.

Children in each of the skills levels will be in the same homeroom classroom with the rest of their peers. According to need and goals, they may go to a different room for individual or small group work with their specialized instructors, but they will participate in most activities and learning with the class cohort according to their specific goals, with the support of a 1:1 specialized instructor as appropriate. What makes us different is that we infuse Applied Behavior Analysis into all of our teaching of all of our students. All students at Experiential Learning have a Personalized Lesson Plan designed with each students learning needs and profile in mind. We fill our students' days with experiential and hands-on activities that are fun, educational and unique. The school is overseen by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst with classroom teachers and facilitators having training and expertise in teaching and child development. No child is left behind at Experiential Learning School.