HeartShare Education Center

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HEARTSHARE EDUCATION CENTER (HEC), IS AN AFFILIATE OF HEARTSHARE HUMAN SERVICES OF NEW YORK. HEC EDUCATES CHILDREN FROM AS YOUNG AS 5 THROUGH 21 YEARS OF AGE, WHO HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM, WHO IS APPROVED BY THE NYS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. THE STUDENT BODY IS COMPRISED ENTIRELY OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM, SOME OF WHOM CHOOSE TO REMAIN AT HEC FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THEIR FORMAL EDUCATION (KINDERGARTEN- THROUGH COLLEGE-AGE). HEC IS A 12-MONTH TUITION FREE PROGRAM. THE CLASS CURRICULUM IS NEW YORK CITY COMMON CORE MODIFIED AND TAILORED TO SUIT AND SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM. PEDAGOGY IS GROUNDED IN ABA AND 1:1 DISCRETE TRIAL TRAINING. THE HEC APPROACH IS ONE OF VISUAL-BASED ENGAGEMENT, INSTRUCTION, AND COMMUNICATION PURSUANT TO THE PROGRAM THAT IS TEACH. HEC PROVIDES A PANOPLY OF SUPPORTS AND SERVICES FOR THE CHILD WITH AUTISM AND, BY EXTENSION, PARENTS, SIBLINGS, AND GUARDIANS (E.G., THE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM, WHICH IS AS MUCH ABOUT REINFORCING LEARNING AS AFFORDING RESPITE

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