The School program services students ages 6 - 22 with special needs. The School Program uniquely focuses on functional academics, and social and emotional development of students. Students are encouraged to develop listening and attention abilities that prepare them to learn important basic skills of everyday learning. Students are grouped by ability and age. Human awareness Concepts in spatial relations Children with special needs need special attention.
Mercy is committed to providing intensive individual attention and training.
Class sizes average 6 to 10 students per class. The School Program prepares students for future greater independence. Interwoven into the academic curriculum are the learning of important new skills essential to self sufficiency - how to control behaviors and emotions, as well as everyday living skills such as telling time, counting money, cooking and personal hygiene. The School Program addresses the social, emotional, and physical needs of students, as well as the academic. Fun is part of learning too.