2023-2024 GPA Training Institute Workshop Series
Please Join Us for Our 2023-24 GPA ZOOM Training Institute Events. Dec 8, 2023 - The Role of Executive Function Skills in Motivating Struggling Students, and stay tuned for more in March 2024.
Yoga: Relaxed, Focused, and Ready to Learn
The practice of yoga is more than 5,000 years old, but only recently have schools started to tap into the power and possibilities that yoga can offer for students with learning and behavior challenges. It has very natural applications for many students at Garfield Park Academy who struggle with spatial awareness and self-regulation.
“I Dream of a World…”
About a dozen students from Garfield Park Academy took part in an art show hosted at Virtua Hospital in March. The theme of the show, “I Dream of a World...” invited students to explore our uncertain world in a way that focused on hope and solutions.
Tuning In To Biofeedback
We asked Claudia Faucher, RN, a nurse at GPA, about the biofeedback program [...]
Preparing Students for Success When They Return to District
Joe Brogan, a case manager at Rancocas Valley Regional High School, knew that [...]
Social and Emotional Learning: Zones of Regulation
Every day, we encounter circumstances that test our limits, whether on the drive [...]
A “Growing” Interest in Learning
Lush green leaves and the sweet smell of warm potting soil welcome students [...]
Sensory Room Brings Calm
Color. Sound. Texture. A brand new sensory room is helping students improve self-awareness [...]
Driving Ambition at GPA
Learning to drive is a right of passage for American teens, and those at GPA are no exception. This year, Michael Gill, Physical Education teacher, worked with a group of Juniors and Seniors to get them ready to take the written portion of the New Jersey drivers test.
Mosaics & Murals Tell Stories of Hope at GPA
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.