Why is this officer pulling over one of our TGS students? What has gone wrong? Nothing, actually. In fact, something is very right – and unique – in this scenario. Every Friday at TGS, we hold our Plus One classes. These classes are our equivalent of electives, courses in which...
From Temple Grandin School Co-Founder and Executive Director, Jen Wilger: Since its beginning, TGS has been about relationships. Among the many environmental accommodations provided to neurodiverse students at TGS and elsewhere, “small classes with caring teachers” tops the list. Unless this commitment is in place, other interventions fall short. Our...
Our first week of school is in the books, and we are settling into our routine. We’ve experienced lots of newness this week. At the end of last year, we said goodbye to five seniors who graduated and two students who chose to pursue other educational horizons. This year, we...
Autism…we get it, we live it, we love it! We love many things about our neurodiverse students. Among those things are their passion for a better world and their intelligence and creativity that can lead to solutions. Every quarter at Temple Grandin School, we have two concurrent days we call...
A lot has changed in ten years. When we first opened our doors in 2011, Asperger’s was still a diagnosis, distinct from autism in the DSM-IV. (Asperger’s actually shared a diagnostic code, 299.80, with the elusive PDD-NOS – Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified.) Books on Asperger’s could fit (mostly)...
Here at Temple Grandin School, one of the core values we live by is Understanding: “…we understand the nuances of Asperger’s and other neurocognitive differences. We look beyond behavior to understand our students’ concerns and motivations. We respect their learning styles, and through our socio-academic curriculum, we help them develop...
Happy Birthday, Albert Einstein! Would you like some pi? How fitting that the creator of the Theory of Relativity would be born on what we’ve dubbed as Pi Day (3/14). As you more than likely know, pi (π) is the result of dividing of a circle’s circumference by its diameter,...
Last week, we published a blog post regarding Student Rights. During Black History Month, we join with others across the USA who are grappling with what it means to be a free and diverse nation. At TGS, we find ourselves focusing on equity and inclusion in education. Educational equity...
This week is National School Choice week! As a proud independent, not-for-profit school, we believe that there is a school for every student. Even as we value our own unique approach to serving neurodiverse students, we celebrate the diversity of educational options in our community, and congratulate our colleagues for...
This week we in the United States celebrated the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King stands out in our history as a man who made a tremendous impact on our culture through his nonviolent means of campaigning for civil rights. We also witnessed the inauguration of the...