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The Ivymount Organization, is a nonprofit organization that provides trusted educational, therapeutic, and professional services and products that invest in the abilities of neurodivergent children and young adults.
Since our founding in 1961, Ivymount has been a leader in developing and delivering evidence-based special education services and programs to meet the evolving needs of our neurodiverse community, as well as thought leadership and products for other professionals.
A renowned nonpublic special education day school for students with autism and related disorders, kindergarten through age 21.
A private general education school with a distinctive social learning curriculum for pre-kindergarten through second grade.
Intensive programming to support neurodiverse individuals, their families, and the organizations that serve them.
Recreation, education, and therapeutic programs for children and young adults.
Professional training programs, partnerships, consultation and tools/resources for professional development.
Since 1961 we have grown from a small, community-based school to a premiere nonprofit educational organization. We remain committed to our original goal: to provide compassionate, science-based support that empowers our students and clients to achieve their greatest independence and lead fulfilling lives beyond the walls of Ivymount.
With the creation of Community Outreach and Ivymount Endeavors, we are able to share what we learn from our staff and students with the national special education and professional training community. In addition to creating our own education and outreach programs, the Ivymount Organization forms partnerships with outside organizations and researchers, provides training and practicum, and contributes to special education best practices and thought leadership.
Read our Six Decades Stories to learn more about the rich history and dynamic evolution of Ivymount.
We are committed to:
Creating safe and caring learning environments where neurodiverse communities and individuals can flourish
Engaging with the broader special education community
Providing innovative leadership through collaborative partnerships, research, publishing and sharing best practices
Supporting our staff and other professionals to be their very best
At the Ivymount Organization, we are committed not only to providing a safe and caring space for everyone to work and learn, but also to dismantling systemic racism, sexism, and ableism within our community. We come to the table with open hearts and minds, engage in hard discussions, and learn from our mistakes. We do this by:
Our staff are committed to using culturally responsive and socially conscious practices. Self-examination and self-reflection are essential to our work. Across our organization, we thoughtfully select curricula and structure lessons to ensure students and clients learn from and about diverse perspectives and engage in meaningful exploration of social justice issues, including the concept of neurodiversity and others’ unique strengths and differences.
Our educational services and supports focus on the varied ways people learn, and we foster our students’ and clients’ independent communication, authentic social and community connections, choice-making, and self-advocacy. We also advocate for the broader community to create situations and opportunities that benefit and remove barriers for all.
