Educating Innovation
The Cajal Academy Blog
When we set out to create Cajal Academy, we soon discovered that more than just a ‘tweak’ was needed to align the traditional educational system with all scientists now know about the human brain, its connections to the body, and how children learn and experience the world. That’s why we are founded as a non-profit organization with a dual mission: to develop new educational models, and apply them in a flagship school.
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Cajal Academy offers a ground-breaking program that utilizes current neuroscience and project-based learning to empower bright, gifted and "2e" kids while remediating learning disabilities like dyslexia, dyspraxia and ADHD. Join us to learn more about our program and meet the team behind it. Open enrollment; rolling admissions.
Cajal Academy Co-Founder Cheryl Viirand revisits her own journey as a working parent to accept the reality that traditional educational environments weren't designed for complex kids like her own -- and how that led to re-engineering school from the ground up, using the neuroscience of how kids learn, socialize and grow.
Read MoreWhat started as one mom's quest to meet her EDS kids' educational needs led to universal truths that can revolutionize education. Hear her reflections on two big milestones reached this spring!
Read MoreCajal Academy’s pilot program has officially expanded—and we are thrilled to watch the boys realize their own dreams for how kids might support each other at school, with an intentioned focus on setting our culture right from the start!
Read MoreOur Head of School reflects on the journey that led us to found Cajal Academy, the roots of our passion to leverage neuro-science to empower kids to overcome their challenges, and the opportunities that lie ahead as we prepare to open for our first full school year.
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