Educational Program
- Daily Life Skills Program: This program teaches essential skills for independence, such as personal hygiene, cooking, money management, and using public transportation. It aims to empower students to navigate everyday situations confidently and foster social integration.
- Occupational Therapy: This program focuses on improving students’ motor skills, coordination, and daily functional abilities, enabling them to perform school and life tasks more effectively.
- Motor Room: A specialized space designed to enhance students’ gross motor skills and physical coordination through structured activities and therapeutic exercises.
Educational Program
Our comprehensive educational program provides a nurturing and stimulating academic environment for youth aged 4-18. We believe in a holistic approach to learning, so our program combines specialized instruction with comprehensive therapy services. Our highly qualified team of special education teachers, behavior analysts, and therapists work collaboratively to create individualized education plans (IEPs) tailored to each student’s unique needs and abilities. We aim to empower students to reach their full potential, build independence, and develop essential life skills.
- Individual Education Plan: Each student receives an Individualized Education Plan (IEPs) tailored to their specific needs, and students are integrated into classrooms with a limited number of peers.
- Academic Achievement Classes: These classes enable students to learn essential skills such as reading, writing, and science.
- Therapeutic Programs: Students receive various therapeutic programs, including speech and language therapy, physical therapy, behavioral therapy, psychological therapy, and music therapy.
- Inclusion Program: This program provides opportunities for ACCEL students to learn in general education classrooms alongside their peers.
Your child’s unique journey matters. Our center provides personalized education and therapy services to help your child thrive.
Social Inclusion
A side-by-side Social Inclusion program consists of hosting activities at the Center and visiting general education schools to foster social opportunities for students. Within Social Inclusion, ACCEL Ajyal Center has been accredited by Best Buddies International (BBi) and is excited to be introducing BBi programs in the Kingdom. BBi is a global volunteer movement with more than 50 member countries.
Inclusive Education and Transition Services
The structured program with curricular focus on social engagement and soft skills such as flexibility, problem-solving, accepting feedback, and building a sense of responsibility and confidence lay the solid foundation for a successful transition following high school.
Educational Inclusion
One of our primary purposes is to provide students with the best possible opportunities to learn both within our campus and within other environments. To achieve this, we’ve adopted an inclusive model of practice to promote equity in education by providing our students with learning opportunities with their typically developing peers when appropriate.
In collaboration with the Ministry of Education, we encourage partnership with general education schools within the Kingdom to optimize our students’ transition to more inclusive environments following necessary processes and procedures.
Vocational Program
This program incorporates transitional education planning into each Individualized Education Program (IEP) to help students aged 14 to 18 identify career and life goals and work to achieve them. These skills are taught across multiple settings, not just the classroom. We offer and practice:
- Service-learning
- Job skills training
- Social and communication development
- Work experience
- Resume development
- Supported employment
- Independent living skills
- Personal finances
- Career exploration
- Executive functioning (e.g., organizing, prioritizing, time management, regulating emotions)
- Interviewing skills
Pre-Vocational Program
This program helps students aged 12 and older prepare for future employment. These job readiness skills help students focus on the tasks at hand, use their time to their benefit, interact with fellow students or faculty and follow directions. Pre-vocational skills include:
- Time management
- Critical Thinking
- Personal hygiene and appearance
- Problem solving
- Responsibility and integrity
- Attitude and demeanor
Students learn to sort and package, place materials in sequence to be assembled and eventually, a time component is introduced so that they may become more productive and increase their endurance. The goal is to have our students prepared to access and take full advantage of our vocational curriculum, internships, and community placement.
Speech Therapy
Speech and language pathologists are highly trained professionals who specialize in evaluating, diagnosing, and treating communication disorders. In Accel, SLPs work closely with students who have communication difficulties, Speech and language impairments, and Feeding difficulties.
Social Communication Room
Students will learn social interaction and language skills through play. Learning through play is a scientific-based technique that helps students generalize their communication, social interaction, and cognitive development in a fun and interactive way.
Augmentative Alternative Communication Lab (AAC)
AAC falls under the umbrella of assistive technology that improves functional daily living in individuals with disabilities or limitations. In our lab, SLPs use variety of techniques and tools to help the individual express thoughts, wants and needs, feelings, and ideas, including the following:
Touch screen, eye tracking device, switches, mounts, keyboard, and Communications Apps.
Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapists support students’ academic achievement, play and leisure, social participation, and self-care skills (ADLs or Activities of Daily Living) by promoting occupation and participation within the school environment. Occupational therapy addresses the physical, cognitive, psychosocial, and sensory components of performance, including activity analysis and environmental modification to reduce participation barriers
Physical Therapy
Physical therapists design interventions to enable the student to travel throughout the school environment, participate in classroom activities; maintain and change positions in the classroom, and manage stairs, restrooms, and the cafeteria.
Behavior Consultation Service
The behavioral analysts (BCBA-D, BCBA, QBA) and Behavior Intervention Coordinators (RBT/ABAT) support the students in increasing their ability to utilize more acceptance behaviors and to express more effective and accepting behaviors. The behavior department utilizes multiple positive interventions to teach the students how to communicate their needs and manage the environment to reduce triggers for challenging behaviors and personal stressors so that target behaviors are reduced, and positive behaviors are learned and maintained. The behavior department also includes crisis management services to reduce severe challenging behaviors.
Related Services
Activities of Daily Living (ADL)
In an apartment-like setting, we offer a wide range of programs for everyday living, such as personal hygiene, laundry skills, cooking skills, and pre-vocational skills.
Sensory Room
A designated area within the school that supports the students’ sensory preferences and needs. It aims to provide students with individualized sensory input to self-regulate, perform better in school-related tasks, and be prepared for learning and interacting with others.
Adapted Recreation
Our specialists assist students in developing and enhancing necessary skills for successful participation in the school setting through purposeful recreation, leisure intervention and facilitating the transition from school into community programs.
Motor Room
We work with our students to develop gross motor skills and core stabilizing muscles of the body needed to perform everyday functions, such as standing, walking, running, jumping, and sitting.
School Psychology
The School Psychology Department at ACCEL provides direct support to students through administering psychological and educational tests, conducting observations and interviews, and gathering relevant information in the assessment of students experiencing learning and adjustment problems. Based on students’ findings, the school psychologists deliver mental health support, consult with school personnel in relation to students’ learning, behavior, and environments, and provide recommendations to be considered at home and inside the classroom
Nursing
Nursing services at ACCEL focus on supporting student’s health and safety. Nurses monitor chronic conditions, administer medications, and provide first aid care.
They also offer health education and assist with special equipment such as feeding tubes. Thier role includes ensuring student’s medical needs are met, promoting well-being and facilitating access to education in a safe environment.
Music Therapy
Music Therapists use evidence-based musical interventions to address various therapeutic needs of students with special needs. Activities like group singing, instrument play, and rhythm exercises are tailored to enhance communication, motor skills, social interaction, and academic engagement. Music therapy also fosters self-expression and creativity, helping students build confidence and engage with their peers in meaningful ways.