Cajal Academy is a full service program bringing innovative thinkers through the journey from unlocking their gifts to developing the skills they need to lead

People who naturally see the world differently require outsized critical thinking, social emotional and executive function skills to bring those ideas to life. Cajal Academy’s comprehensive approach meets students where they are and gives them the skills they will need as the innovative thinkers they’ll become, preparing them to thrive in college and beyond.

Each student’s program is highly individualized. We use the data in their neuropsychological and neurophysiological profiles to tailor academic instruction to their strengths and understand their social-emotional needs as reflecting the mix of strengths and challenges that they have today. But that’s not all. We pair this with customized “Student Growth Catalysts” that get behind the diagnostic labels to identify the specific skill weaknesses that drive those presentations, and then systematically enhance those skills through highly-specialized occupational and physical therapy treatments driving the process of neuroplasticity. While that work progresses, student growth is accelerated in the classroom through the strategic integration of sensory and motor input into learning, and coaching that fosters an authentic growth mindset and enhances students’ agency over their own learning and social-emotional experiences.

These highly-individualized programs come together through community-wide project-based learning challenges that develop the critical thinking, executive function and peer collaboration skills that are essential for innovative thinkers, while providing cohesion and a shared sense of purpose across the cohort.

The net result is a school unlike any other gifted, special education or mainstream school, and a paradigm shift in how we understand, empower and educate kids that could revolutionize the field of education.

Scroll down or use these links to learn more about our curriculum and our pioneering special education approach, and start your application today to find out if your child might benefit from this exciting program!