Member Spotlight – Pete
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Sierra Schools of Arizona celebrate Autism Awareness night with the Phoenix Suns
April is World Autism Month and the Sierra Schools of Arizona are celebrating by taking local special needs kids to see the Phoenix Suns play. FOX 10’s Marissa Sarbak was at the Footprint Center on April 4 where the students and staff got to watch the game together. Watch Fox10 News
Student Spotlight – Ali
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Sierra School of Gilbert celebrates the 100th day
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Student Spotlight – Bob
Bob has been attending Sierra School of Gilbert since August 2021 in the high school Community-Based Instruction classroom. The model for students in this classroom includes academic instruction and vocational training with on-site and off-site job sampling multiple times throughout the week. Through Bob’s participation in this program, he has gained part-time employment at Social Spin outside of school hours. Social Spin has been a long-term community partner where students visit weekly to practice and generalize job skills. We are so proud of Bob and this wonderful opportunity for paid employment. Social Spin has been a long-term [...]
Suns Autism Awareness Night in Phoenix
Mr. Michael and Bob cheer on the Suns at Autism Awareness Night 2022 Learn more about our school today.
Azael Gets the Spotlight He Deserves
Azael has been part of the Sierra School of Gilbert family for several years. He has made remarkable and sustained progress in his ability to use augmentative communication effectively, and self-regulate. With the diligence of his teachers, support staff, related service providers and behavior analyst, Azael has worked hard and will be returning to a District-level program next semester. Azael frequently initiates social interactions, independently navigates his classroom and is a bright spot in everyone’s day. We are so proud of him and are thrilled to shine the spotlight on all of his accomplishments. Learn more [...]
Autism Awareness Month at Sierra School of Gilbert
Sierra School of Gilbert students and staff made tie dye shirts to celebrate our blended community. We all wore the shirts on Monday, April 19th, to kick off Autism Appreciation Spirit Week. Here are a few pictures from this event: Learn more about our school today.
Anthony is Positive and Dedicated
Anthony has been a wonderful addition to our CBI classroom at Sierra School of Gilbert. He is a very kind and dedicated young man who always tries to help the staff and his classmates. Anthony comes to school every day with a positive attitude, and we can always tell when he is smiling, even behind his mask! Learn more about our school today.
National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
The Sierra School of Gilbert & Sierra Day Program know that diverse, inclusive communities are the strongest. We recognize the barriers that people with disabilities still face in connecting to their communities. March is National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month! Learn more about our school today.