Our Approach

Gersh Academy’s programs are unlike anything your child has previously experienced. We create a team that incorporates educators, aides, and certified specialists that work in concert to surround your child with a consistent, positive and supportive environment. Parents and siblings also play an essential role in their child’s support team.

Every Gersh program adheres to State learning standards and offers ancillary opportunities that accommodate each child’s learning pace and style. We customize our approach and the curriculum to meet every student’s individual social, emotional, physical, and intellectual needs, and work to establish an Individual Educational Plan in coordination with the student’s home school district and their Committee on Special Education as it applies.

We at Gersh Academy have expanded the traditional definition of a learning disability to include the development of the whole person. Learning challenges are not limited to the classroom; they can also include other, nonacademic areas. For example, just as a child with dyslexia will have difficulty reading, a child with social skill deficit will have difficulty interacting with his or her peers.