Educational Support Services at NCA are designed to provide the necessary instruction and support to students who have different learning needs than a typical student. This would include students with learning disabilities, attention deficit hyperactivity disorders, cognitive disabilities, language disorders, high functioning Autism, Down Syndrome, Asperger’s syndrome and other diagnoses that impact learning. We offer two programs: The Learning Academy and Learning Support.
The Learning Academy
The Learning Academy provides more intensive support in a separate classroom with a special education teacher. We have two classrooms: ESS 1 and ESS 2. These classrooms are highly structured and provide the necessary small group and one on one instruction the students require. ESS 1 provides additional supports for behaviors that interfere with the students learning as well as functional skill development. The ratio in the ESS 1 class is 1:4. The ratio in the ESS 2 class is 1:5. We believe integration with typically developing peers is essential to their development and look to integrate with same age peers when appropriate. This may include regular times in the classroom, lunch, enrichment classes, and recess.
Learning Support
Learning Support is designed for students who are able to function in a general education classroom, but require classroom modifications as well as pull out instruction in a small group for reading, writing and/or math. We work with the teachers to provide educational strategies and modifications to meet the individual needs of the student. At this time this program is available only to currently enrolled students. We are planning on future program expansion to support additional students.
Reasons why we love this school for our child:
“Christ-centered education, nurturing, small class size, opportunities for inclusion, flexibility, staff are open to suggestions, faculty and staff are supportive, encouraging, knowledgeable and caring, and there are opportunities for my child to socialize, interact, and grow with the older children there.” (parent of a kindergarten child in an ESS class)