School Bio

Crossroads Center for Children opened in Glenville, New York in 1998 as a private non profit school serving a small group of children diagnosed with autism. Today the school is located in Schenectady and enrolls approximately 120 children from 20 school districts in the surrounding eight counties. Additionally, the school enrolls students with general education needs for the preschool and daycare program. Integration of children with and without special learning needs is shown through research to have advantages for all types of learners, and is known as a best practice in preschool settings. Children benefit from building friendships with people who are different from themselves and this arrangement fosters tolerance and empathy. Both groups learn valuable lessons from critical thinking and social skills instruction, in addition to the quality academic programming.