Serendipity Center Inc

TO HELP AT-RISK CHILDREN WHO WERE FAILING WITHIN THE TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.

SERENDIPITY CENTER IS A PRIVATE, NONPROFIT THERAPEUTIC SCHOOL DEDICATED TO STUDENTS WHOSE COMPLEX NEEDS PREVENT ATTENDANCE IN PUBLIC SCHOOL SETTINGS. IN EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THIS REGION, THERE ARE STUDENTS FACING CHALLENGES THAT MAKE SUCCESSFUL PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOL IMPOSSIBLE. WITHOUT EFFECTIVE HELP AND THE CHANCE TO START OVER, THESE CHILDREN CAN BECOME DISRUPTIVE, UNSAFE, AND HIGHLY DISCOURAGED ABOUT THEIR FUTURES. IT IS OUR MISSION TO PROVIDE THE BEST ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS TO HEAL AND BECOME EDUCATED, PRODUCTIVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.THE FOUR PILLAR MODEL DEVELOPED AT SERENDIPITY INTEGRATES EDUCATION, MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS, TRANSITION READINESS, AND WELLNESS INTO ALL SCHOOL DAYS. 88 STUDENTS REFERRED BY 18 REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS WERE SERVED BY SERENDIPITY OVER THE COURSE OF 2023-2024. ACCOMPLISHMENTS FROM THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING:* AMONG THOSE SURVEYED, 91% MADE PROGRESS ON READING GOALS, 92% MADE PROGRESS ON WRITING GOALS, AND 92% MADE PROGRESS ON MATH GOALS. * 84% OF STUDENTS IMPROVED THEIR OVERALL GRADES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, SHOWING STEADY ACADEMIC ADVANCEMENT. * FOR STUDENTS WITH THE MOST FREQUENT CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS, WE HELPED REDUCE THEIR BEHAVIORS BY 50% OR MORE WITHIN AN AVERAGE OF TWO MONTHS.* WE SERVED OVER 20,000 ORGANIC MEALS MADE FROM SCRATCH IN OUR KITCHEN.* OVER 2,800 POUNDS OF PRODUCE WAS HARVESTED FROM OUR GROWING MINDS GARDEN. PRODUCE WAS MADE INTO SCHOOL LUNCHES, GIVEN AWAY TO STUDENT FAMILIES, DONATED, OR PREPARED AND PRESERVED BY STUDENTS IN CULINARY ARTS ELECTIVES AND INTERNSHIPS. * STUDENTS PASSED THE FOOD HANDLER'S TEST AND GOT THEIR FOOD HANDLER'S LICENSE. * CLINICAL CASE MANAGERS WORKED WITH FAMILIES TO SUPPORT THEM HOLISTICALLY. THEY CONTINUED TO PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN LARGER COMMUNITY TREATMENT TEAMS FOR OUR STUDENTS. * WE WELCOMED MASTERS-LEVEL ART THERAPIST INTERN KATE FEDDERSEN TO OUR CAMPUS. AFTER HER INTERNSHIP WAS COMPLETED IN APRIL, SHE WAS HIRED AS A FULL-TIME ART THERAPIST AND CLINICAL CASE MANAGER, EXPANDING OUR ART THERAPY PROGRAM BY 40%. * WE RAISED MONEY FOR AND DEVELOPED A BEAUTIFUL AND CALMING SENSORY ROOM TO SUPPORT STUDENTS' SENSORY NEEDS AT SCHOOL.* FIVE STUDENTS GRADUATED FROM SERENDIPITY CENTER! * FOR THE SIXTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR, SERENDIPITY CENTER WAS GIVEN THE SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE AWARD FROM THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS (NASET).