Tradewinds Education Center
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Tradewinds Education Center, a program of Upstate Caring Partners (Upstate Cerebral Palsy), provides education to children ages 5 to 22 who have been diagnosed with severe behavioral and developmental disabilities. As a private school approved by the New York State Education Department, its primary goal is to help students develop the skills that will facilitate their return to a more independent environment.
The program emphasizes a therapeutic setting that supports the development of social skills and communication. Education, clinical, and residential staff work in partnership with families to set and implement individualized goals. Students participate in art, adaptive physical education, music therapy, and occupational education, and can receive speech, occupational, and physical therapies, psychological services, and counseling.
A strong vocational program lets many students explore careers through vocational assessment, on-site training, and community-based simulated job experiences that prepare them for employment and independent living. State-of-the-art learning centers include classrooms, a gymnasium, outdoor recreation areas, a library, a music room, and a cafeteria, with campuses in Utica, Rome, and Chadwicks. Referrals are made through the student's public school district Committee on Special Education.
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