History
When their son was diagnosed with autism in 1997, Sherman Chan and Irma Velasquez, parents of a young boy with autism, formed a multi-disciplinary team to provide an intensive educational and therapeutic program for their son, Aaron. After the team worked with Aaron it was clear to them that what he needed was an effective communication system. After trying different methods and approaches Aaron began learning to communicate his needs and wants and make his requests known. But it was clear to the team and to his parents that in order for him to learn social skills and expand the communication skills he needed to be immersed in a social environment. After a year of visiting numerous classrooms and programs in the SF Bay Area, the team realized that there was an unmet need for an environment where children with autism could learn social communication, academics and independent living skills necessary to function and grow. In September of 2001, Wings Learning Center was created.
Specialties
Wings Learning Center is serving the community for nearly 20 years. We offer great opportunities to be part of a team providing an educational program to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. We are a specialized school licensed by the (CDE) California Department of Education to serve students aged 5 to 22 with Autism Spectrum Disorder and similar developmental learning differences. We focus on functionality and meaningfulness in order to help improve students overall quality of life. We invest resources in providing the latest, proven and most effective therapies, pedagogical advances, and emerging technologies to deliver our services to our students and support to our families.