Students put executive functioning concepts into action in an escape room activity, using organization, planning, and communicating to "escape" before time ran out.
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, teachers have been incorporating lessons into their classes that focus on the civil rights icon and his teachings in various immersive ways…
What does it mean for students to be infinitely exceptional? How do we, as Gaynor educators, employ a strength-based approach in order to best teach our students who demonstrate exceptionally…
A Gaynor speech-language pathologist found a creative way to help students practice and improve upon their inference skills by setting up a "crime scene" where students could find and interpret…
Director of Lower Division Donna Logue explains how a term like "diagnostic-prescriptive teaching," which seems like an unusually clinical term for a school that prides itself on providing a nurturing,…
Gaynor's annual Winter Concerts are always filled with smiles and beautiful singing but this year, something was a little different; students took to the stage in the new Performing Arts…
An important tenet of Gaynor is our tight-knit community. Especially around this time of year, as we reflect on what we're most grateful for, our community values become especially apparent…
Victoria Browning Wyeth ’91 has always had to work harder than her peers to rise above her learning differences. Her time at Stephen Gaynor School allowed her to meet some…
Inspired by the ongoing mindfulness program which is incorporated into the curriculum, students created drawings inspired by Tibetan prayer flags with their goals and wishes for the academic year.
At Stephen Gaynor School, students with learning differences develop essential academic and critical thinking skills through individualized and evidence-based approaches, empowering them to reach their full potential. Students learn to advocate for themselves and others while actively building an inclusive community, a sense of belonging, and a belief in their own possibilities.
