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Next HTS Tour: Monday, July 13th.

Google Inc. made personal their effort to be a different type of corporation when they opened their doors to young adults with Down Syndrome on June 9, 2009.  The event was called an "Afternoon at Google" and it surpassed all expectations for our Hope Technology School students who participated....

Hope Technology School is launching an after school pilot program, Hope AT Lab, to support students through assistive technology devices. By providing assistive technology services, we help students to develop independence and communication skills and to achieve academic goals....

NBC 11 aired a special piece about Hope Technology School!  (view the video online) They returned to do a follow-up story (view follow-up story or read the article).

We opened the doors of Hope Technology School to NBC 11 because we wanted to inspire people around the world about the importance of inclusion and innovation in education.

Inclusion is the primary mission of Hope Technology School. Students with special needs work side-by-side with their typical peers. Click here to learn more about our inclusive method.

In the news piece, the boy records his own voice on the computer. To learn more about our application of HP's Voice Notes program to help students develop verbal skills, click here.

The story also highlights the use of assistive technology (AT) to help students acheive both social and academic goals. Our methods are individualized according to students' needs. The piece highlights technology rather than method. We hope others will develop their own approach to incorporate technology into the classroom as well. For more information about the AT we use, click here. 

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Mission

Hope Technology School is a not -for -profit school, established in 2001, with the mission of providing an exceptional learning experience for typical and special needs children in a fully inclusive, technology rich environment.  
 
Inclusive Method

Our inclusive ratio is 60% neurotypical students and 40% students with developmental differences. Maintaining small class size (average 12 students per class) with at least one teacher and one para-educator per class affords each student the support to reach his or her full potential. Technology plays a vital role in the motivation and progress of our students. Students at all levels utilize computers and other innovative technology to foster reading, writing and math and communication skills.

We advocate giving students opportunities for hope utilizing any available process, plan or tool. To this end we employ a truly eclectic approach using as many methods as possible to help our students. We've collaborated with families to integrate methods such as Handwriting without Tears, PECS, TEEACH, AAC, AT, ABA, SI, SLP, OT, PT, Tomatis Method, Medical and Bio-Medical Intervention, Sensory Diets for home and school, Self Help and Independent Living Skills, Tribes Character Education, and Integrated Play Groups. We also respect students' special diets. Working together with parents and professionals we incorporate any means available to achieve each student's academic goals. We develop an individualized combination of these methods as appropriate for each child. 
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One of Hope Technology School's parents, Russ Ewell, was honored with the Jefferson Award for founding E-Soccer. The Jefferson Award is a program of the American Institute of Public Service.  It was started by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Senator Robert Taft Jr. in 1972 to recognize outstanding public service at the local and national level...

When we say PC do we mean personal computers or political correctness? No. Are we talking about an exciting program for high school aged students? Yes! Hope Technology School is proud to unveil the new PC, HTS Prep Center....

The Stock Market Game is an innovative online competition where students are given a fictitious $100,000.00 to invest in stocks and mutual funds....

"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them."        -Albert Einstein

Hope Technology School is a community of teachers, parents, and students who embrace the challenge of educational innovation. ...