Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP) has included the comprehensive model of care used by Garfield Park Academy, the Teaching-Family Model (TFM), as a promising evidence-based practice.
ASAH, a not-for-profit organization comprised of private schools and agencies that provide highly [...]
West Jersey Reading Council will host an author visit at Garfield Park Academy [...]
Our 2017 Eugene Morse Gala Dinner and Golf Outing has been scheduled! Save Tuesday, June 6, 2017 on you calendar for our most important fundraising event. Our Gala Committee is busy making plans for another terrific event. We hope to see you there!
Students at Garfield Park Academy in WIllingboro, NJ have been working with students at Garfield Park Academy, piecing together shards of broken glass and tile to tell stories of shared hope.
For many students with ADHD, learning disabilities, and autism, excess physical energy can be distracting in the classroom. When the expectation is that students remain still and seated, sensory integration dysregulation issues can look like a behavioral problem. GPA has helped solve the problem with new sensory-friendly classrooms.
Twice a week, Dan, who is on track for a June, 2017 graduation, dons his uniform to go to Meineke. There, he works under the supervision of another mechanic as an intern. A job coach from GPA attends with him, helping Dan adjust to new situations, and acting as a ‘go-between” to help him problem-solve and interpret work situations.
Garfield Park Academy Teacher Suzanne Sedarat has been awarded the Teaching-Family Association's Agency Distinguished Practitioner of the Year Award.
On May 25, 2016, Brittany Harmening was installed as the new president elect [...]
Our program staff and administrators were on hand at the 2015 Autism NJ [...]