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Family Preview, Teach-In & Tour (8/13)

  • Cajal Academy, Inc. 13 Marshall St Norwalk, CT United States (map)

Join Cajal Academy co-founders Chery Viirand and Heather Edwards for this unique event for parents and prospective students!

Thursday, August 13, 2026, 9:30-11:45 am

Rolling admissions for summer 2026 and the 2026-27 school year

For families exploring options for grades K-12

13 Marshall St, Norwalk, CT 06854

Come learn about the science behind our groundbreaking program while your child spends the afternoon getting a preview of what Cajal’s summer and academic year programs are all about!

For Prospective Students

Come experience a little of what Cajal is all about! In just over 2 hours, you’ll solve a real world challenge, get to know members of Cajal’s team, meet other kids, find out how moving can HELP you to learn and find out just how different “school” is for the kids who attend Cajal Academy.

For Parents and Educators

While your kids get a mini taste of our program for themselves, our Head of School will pull back the curtain on what 7 years of supporting bright, gifted, 2e & EDS kids has taught us about these kids’ unique needs and our ground-breaking approach to moving them forward. Tour to follow.

Schedule:

9:30-9:45 Meet and greet with our Head of School and Cajal Academy staff

9:45-11:30 Prospective students will spend some time getting to know our team and experiencing a little of what Cajal is all about, while parents will learn all about our unique program and the science behind it and tour our facility

11:30 Reception with our Head of School

There’s still time to apply for our summer and 2026-27 school year programs; start your application today!

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Testimonials

“I’ve seen my classmates go from water to wine.”
— Cajal Academy Graduate
Testimonials
Cajal Academy Student
Flexible Teaching
Cajal Academy Student

“At my old school, in math class, when they taught me how to do a problem if I did it in a different way then they would tell me I was wrong and I had to do it their way. At Cajal, they let me solve the problem my way but then they break down their way and explain it to me in simpler terms so I can understand that too. Then I can solve it both ways.”

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Cajal Academy Student
Cajal Academy Student
Project-Based Learning
Cajal Academy Student

“I like learning. I haven’t felt that way in about four years.”

- A Cajal Academy High School Student

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Cajal Academy Student
Cajal Academy Parent
Coming Back to Life
Cajal Academy Parent

Cajal Academy breathed life back into my wise, funny, quirky daughter, empowering her to enjoy, and expand, her own considerable intellectual and creative strengths, while also giving her the confidence and tools necessary to address her challenges. We thank Cajal for giving us our daughter back and for the parental joy of being able to watch her thrive.

- Mom to a Cajal student.

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Cajal Academy Parent
Cajal Academy Parent
Learning to Self-Regulate
Cajal Academy Parent

“After his first semester at Cajal, my son attended a winter break camp at the same camp he had attended over the summer. At the end of the camp, the counselor took us aside to tell us that she had observed how much he had changed since the summer. He was more regulated, able to deal with transitions, and work through difficult moments without melting down. She couldn’t believe the difference in just six months.”

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Cajal Academy Parent
Cajal Academy Parent
Empowering Through Science
Cajal Academy Parent

“The first day Heather Edwards met my son, she lay down on her stomach next to him and started teaching him the scientific names for different types of sensory inputs. I told her after their session that I didn't think he was ready for that—after all, he was only 5! Turns out I was wrong--and soon he was attending mainstream camps with no 1:1, because he knew how to advocate for what his sensory system needs in terms his counselors couldn't ignore. It was a game-changer!”

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Cajal Academy Parent
Cajal Academy Parent
Overcoming hEDS
Cajal Academy Parent

“…I was unprepared for what I found at Cajal. Instead of skepticism, they knew exactly what I was talking about, and not only that, they would go further and explain what was going on with our kids and why; and even further, explain what they could do at Cajal to address that problem; and further explain how they work to teach kids to understand their condition and how to maintain their health and keep from spiraling downhill (the usual depressing outcome for kids with hEDS). I felt heard and validated for the first time!…” Read more.

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About our School:


Cajal Academy is an innovative school for bright, gifted, “twice exceptional” and EDS students in grades K-12, with embedded expertise for learning, social-emotional, physio and chronic medical conditions.

We’ve made a break-through for the field of education: a research-backed methodology for reducing or even removing learning, social-emotional and in some cases executive function disabilities.

This ground-breaking work is embedded within a project-based learning school tailored to develop the skills innovative thinkers need to turn their unique ways of seeing the world into reality.

Join this unique family event to learn more about this revolutionary approach for reducing special education needs!

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Earlier Event: July 29
Information Session & Tour (7/29)
Later Event: August 25
Information Session & Tour (8/25)