Illustrative photoThe Children's Guild - Transformation Academy
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Grades K-12 & up to 22
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About The Children's Guild - Transformation Academy
The Children's Guild Transformation Academy is a 12-month, non-public separate day school at 6802 McClean Blvd in Baltimore, serving students ages 5 to 21 whose primary diagnosis is autism. Many students also carry co-existing diagnoses such as sensory processing disorder, a specific learning disability, a health impairment, ADHD, speech and language delays, or multiple disabilities. The school enrolls children whose behaviors interfere with attending a regular school program, including significant deficits in verbal or nonverbal communication, safety concerns that cannot be met in a public-school setting, difficulty with changes in routine, and challenges with self-regulation. Students are referred through the IEP team process by the local school system, parents and guardians, educational advocates, or community-based mental health providers, and the program operates under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act with the goal of returning students to a less restrictive setting.
Instruction is individualized across academics, behavior, social skills, and life skills, and is delivered by a team that includes special education teachers, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, behavior specialists, transition coordinators, and therapeutic behavior aides. The academic program follows the Maryland College and Career Ready Standards, the Baltimore County Curriculum for grades 1 to 12, and the Anne Arundel County Curriculum for kindergarten, covering core subjects in English/language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. The Essentials For Life curriculum supports vocational programming, and coursework is rounded out with physical education, art, social skills, living skills, and job-readiness training, including on-campus and off-campus job sites and year-round swimming at an off-site location.
Clinical and related services available on site include individual and group therapy, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, case management, crisis intervention, medication management and psychiatric services, school nursing, and consultation. Family supports include parent education, referral to community resources, and help transitioning students to their next placement. The Baltimore campus is built out with classrooms plus a vocational and living skills training classroom, a school store, a sensory room, a commercial kitchen, a cafeteria, a gymnasium, a rock climbing wall, a leisure and peer relations area, and parent observation rooms. The school can be reached at 410.514.0181 or tcgta@childrensguild.org.
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Grades and ages
- Private
- Elementary (K-5)
- High School (9-12)
- Middle School (6-8)
- Young Adult (18-22)
Learning needs supported
- Autism (ASD)
- emotional and behavioral challenges
- multiple disabilities
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Curriculum and therapeutic services
Services and supports
- Speech and language therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Physical therapy
- Individual and group therapy
- Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
- Behavior support
- Case management
- Crisis intervention
- Medication management and psychiatric services
- School nursing
- Social skills groups
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Programs at The Children's Guild - Transformation Academy
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- Speech and language therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Physical therapy
- Individual and group therapy
- Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
- Behavior support
- Case management
- Crisis intervention
- Medication management and psychiatric services
- School nursing
- Social skills groups
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- Public IEP placement through local school system under IDEA
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