History
Loveland Academy has been providing educational opportunities to the ASD and mental health community for over 15 years at their location on Piikoi Street in Honolulu. The Academy's most important asset is its highly-educated, experienced and caring staff. Many staff members have earned Master's or Doctoral degrees in a variety of specialties including special education, marriage and family therapy, psychology and social work. Loveland is particularly proud of its Therapeutic Aids, all of whom possess either Bachelor's or Master's degrees. Many TAs are hired to share their expertise in specific fields which include art, music, dance, athletics or sign language. Loveland's Day Treatment program focuses on special education and vocational/pre-vocational training for children who need 1:1 attention. Parents and staff collaborate to create an individualized treatment plan, which addresses the educational modalities and special services used to meet the needs of each child and family
Specialties
Loveland Academy provides an array of state of the art, research based, child and family centered, culturally sensitive, therapeutic and educational services targeting the biological, educational, social and emotional needs of children who require non-traditional teaching in order to receive maximum benefit from their education. The goal of Loveland Academy is to integrate the best aspects of education with the best practices in therapeutic and mental health treatments into a cohesive package for children who need 1:1 attention, intensive behavioral teaching, positive behavior management, and more mature independent learning, social-emotional, play and communication skills, self-monitoring, self-regulation and coping strategies. Loveland Academy offers many layers of programing from K-5 Montessori based academics, 6-12 Middle and High School programs, Vocational track and career development both at our school in Makiki and at our Vocational Program at Waiahole Nursery and Garden Center