When a student on the spectrum needs more than a public program can offer, or has outgrown a more traditional “autism school,” districts and parents are increasingly turning to Westbridge Academy for the next step.
Westbridge Academy's basketball program is linked to its school-wide behavior incentive system, allows eligible students to play full court competitive games at the JCC in West Orange.
The pandemic took its toll on many aspects of the lives of our students, so we have worked hard to help kindle the creative spirit.
At Westbridge Academy, learning is intentionally rooted in resilience. Across every content area, we teach students to make a plan, pace themselves, take steps and implement them intentionally, reflect by taking breaks, and then repeat that process, making changes as dictated by successes and failures.
Students at Westbridge Academy got a dose of “Abracadabra” and “Hocus-pocus” when magician and scientist Tyrone Williams came to the school for a live show last summer.
The summer of 2021 was like no other. The academic content was driven by a STEAM curriculum, with a heavy focus on science, engineering, and the arts.
On March 16, we carefully reopened our doors to students for hybrid learning. But “reopening” is not the end of the story. Research shows that depression, anxiety, and sleep distress are up 23–47 percent.
On March 16, following months of planning, practice, and preparation, Westbridge Academy safely reopened for in-person learning.
For more than a decade, Westbridge Academy has offered professional development seminars twice a year at no cost. When COVID restrictions prohibited in person gatherings, Westbridge took the events online, opening the virtual “doors” for far more guests to attend.
Dr. Viviana Litovsky was recently invited by leaders at NJDOE to join the Inclusion Leadership Development Group. The group is charged with developing suggestions or guidance for New Jersey schools on inclusive efforts.
