Description: The Jolin Pre-School/Elementary Program is a Reverse Inclusion program designed to integrate students with special needs and general education students in the same classroom for the entirety of the school day. The Jolin Program was created with a goal of preparing students with special needs to return to their home district after receiving an intensive educational curriculum as well as social skills training. This program serves students from the age of three years through the sixth grade. The classroom is managed by a Special Education teacher as well as qualified, full-time para-professionals.
I work for SLDC and my daughter has attended the program there starting at 4 months (she is now 19 months). As a staff member on campus I have the opportunity to come and go through the day and all day everyday have seen a wonderful, nurturing environment filled with happy children. My daughter has had signficant seperation anxiety and the staff welcomed her each morning with comfort and love and have never once given even a glimmer of frustration with her daily crying. I am able to leave her there with the confidence that not only is she well taken care of but she is loved for who and what she is. She has also learned more then I could have anticpated- the things she comes home knowing constantly takes me by suprise and all learning is done in a fun and age appropriate way. I can't say enough good things about the program here and am so thankful that my daughter has the opportunity to be part of not only a wonderful program but a family.