We are thrilled to share that Julie Mower, Executive Director of The Phoenix Center, has been featured on Mosaic with a compelling OpEd highlighting the importance of celebrating diverse graduation success stories, especially those of students with autism and multiple disabilities. In this insightful piece, Julie emphasizes that while traditional graduation milestones often involve college […]

Celebrating All Graduation Success Stories: Julie Mower's OpEd Featured on Mosaic

We’re excited to share some wonderful news: The Phoenix Center was recently featured on News 12 for our groundbreaking use of virtual reality technology in the classroom! In a recent article titled “Nutley school uses virtual reality to help children with neurodiversity succeed in the real world”, Amanda Eustice explores how we’re harnessing the power […]

Empowering Neurodiverse Students: The Phoenix Center's Innovative Approach
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The Phoenix Center’s Journey to Foster Understanding & Friendship The Phoenix Center (TPC) is pioneering efforts to foster inclusion and enhance social skills among students from different backgrounds through a series of engaging and educational events. Tracy Hanna, MSW, LSW and a dedicated school social worker at The Phoenix Center, has played a pivotal role […]

TPC and Washington School Inclusion Events

Celebrating the Return of a Remarkable Educator to The Phoenix Center: At TPC, we have been highly regarded as a school that grows great educators. Recently, we witnessed a heartwarming homecoming. Lisa Lyons, who started her career as a teacher at TPC (in the mid-90s), and is now an an educational consultant and a sought-after […]

A Journey of Kindness: From The Phoenix Center to Motivational Speaker

We’re excited to share some incredible news about The Phoenix Center that’s been making waves on both newjersey.com and a special TV segment! Our students, aged 5-21, showcased their talents and life skills as they took on the challenge of making Thanksgiving stuffing. The heartwarming scenes were beautifully captured, emphasizing the dedication of our team […]

The Phoenix Center is teaching students with autism how to make their very own Thanksgiving meals this year as part of their Consumer Family Life Skills (CFL) program.
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