Bridge & Sha'ar Programs
Empowering students with diverse learning and behavioral profiles.
We value our role as a community school that provides each child with an individualized and supportive academic and Torah learning experience. Our Bridge and Sha'ar Programs offer individualized support for students with language-based learning disabilities or advanced behavioral needs in a Modern Orthodox day school setting.
For both programs, licensed speech therapists, occupational therapists, and school counselors provide related services as mandated by the Department of Education (DOE) Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) or as determined by the school's internal team.
Bridge Program
The Bridge Program supports students with classified language-based learning differences through small-group, self-contained classes. With a modified curriculum, multi-sensory infused methods, and individualized support, we are able to provide a rich academic program while continuing to meet students' academic, social, and emotional needs. Students join their peers in the mainstream classroom for subjects that are areas of strength, as well as for art, music, physical education, lunch, recess, Oneg, and Tefillah. In Middle School, the program transitions to an integrated learning model, with students mainstreamed in most subject areas and supported by a support specialist throughout the day and during individual study skills sessions. This allows students to learn with and from their peers while preparing them for their high school experience beyond Eighth Grade.
Sha'ar Program
The Sha’ar Program supports students on the autism spectrum and those who benefit from targeted and individualized instruction in social-emotional skills and executive functioning. Students are part of the mainstream academic classrooms while receiving individualized support from a behaviorist, who develops, implements, and monitors personalized behavioral and social plans. The program aims for each student to graduate with strong communication and self-management skills, healthy peer relationships, and confidence in themselves and their abilities.