“Everyone has been so patient, understanding and willing to do anything it takes to help my son. The communication between parents and staff members at Y.A.L.E. School Williamstown is nothing short of fantastic!” —Dianna M.
Campus Details
Y.A.L.E. School Williamstown
- Address: 300 North Black Horse Pike (NJ Route 42)
Williamstown, NJ 08094 - Phone: (856) 629-1811
- Admissions: (856) 629-1811
- Fax: (856) 629-9629
- Email: Email this campus
- Age range: 5 to 21
- Diagnoses: Specific learning disabilities, emotional, social, behavioral disabilities; anxiety disorders
Y.A.L.E. School Williamstown campus
Gloucester County
The Y.A.L.E. School’s Williamstown campus, located just off the Atlantic City Expressway, serves students 5 to 21 years of age with emotional and behavioral difficulties and specific learning and/or multiple disabilities. Some students may have a clinical diagnosis of anxiety disorder, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (A.D.H.D.), mood, personality, obsessive-compulsive, or oppositional-defiant disorders, and/or specific learning disability. Most struggle with effective relationships with peers and adults.
Classrooms are equipped with state-of-the art educational technology, including computers and software for each student. The school has a well-equipped visual arts and graphic design laboratory, allowing students to develop marketable skills while encouraging them to express themselves.
Students 14 years of age and older receive individualized transition services to prepare them for life after graduation. The program’s intensive school-to-work curriculum includes vocational planning and support, job skills training and mentoring, and practical on-the-job experience in the community.
The Williamstown campus offers:
- Low student-to-staff ratio: 4:1, with lower ratios available as needed.
- Small classes limited to 8-10 students per class.
- Highly-qualified teachers.
- Small group instruction.
- ABA-based instruction.
- Counseling services for students and families.
- A strong therapeutic focus.
- Data-based instruction and intervention.
- Social skills instruction.
- Ongoing program review.
- Curriculum that stresses academics, independence, social and communication skills.
- Trips and activities in the community.
- Extensive parent training and support.
- Opportunities to participate on athletic teams.
- Individualized transition planning and post-graduation placement.
- Frequent communication between school, home, and the referring district.
- An extended school year program.
The admissions coordinator at each campus makes individual admissions decisions, but the application and referral process follow a standard multi-step process. Click here to learn more about our admissions process.
News Stories About This Campus
- Williamstown Campus High School Graduation High School commencement ceremony for the Williamstown campus. Read More »
- On-Site Psychiatric Consultation Services For Students And Families Now Offered At Y.A.L.E. School Northfield and Williamstown The Y.A.L.E. School’s Northfield and Williamstown campuses now offer an extended array of supports for students with mental health needs and their families including psychiatric evaluations, consultations, liaison/outreach to students’ private mental health providers, and training, information and support for caregivers regarding psychopharmacological and psychiatric treatments. These specialized school-based mental health supports will be provided ... Read More »
- Students Are “Seeing Green” as They Learn Job Skills and Save the Planet The Y.A.L.E. School has entered into a new partnership with GreenVision®, a New Jersey-based non-profit offering students employment training and work skills in a growing area of the technology sector that benefits our planet and our communities. Students at Y.A.L.E.’s Northfield and Williamstown campuses are accepting old electronics – household appliances, computers, fax machines and ... Read More »
- SPAN Transition Workshop at Williamstown campus This workshop was rescheduled from an earlier date due to inclement weather. A workshop for parents and young adults presented by SPAN on the topic of transition from school to adulthood. At the Y.A.L.E. School Williamstown campus. Free registration online at: http://tadgloucester2013.eventbrite.com For more info contact Mervet Gerges at mgerges@yaleschool.com. Read More »
- SPAN Special Ed Rights Workshop at Williamstown Campus SPAN workshop for families on the topic of Basic Rights in Special Education. At the Y.A.L.E. School Williamstown campus. Free registration online at: brgloucester2013.eventbrite.com For more info contact Vivian DeWitt at trainings@spannj.org Read More »
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Map & Driving Directions
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From AC Expressway Southeast/Exit 38
- Take exit 38 toward Williamstown Rd
- Keep right at the fork, follow signs for Williamstown/US-322 and merge onto Williamstown Rd
- Continue onto Sicklerville Rd
- Turn right onto N Black Horse Pike/Rt 42
- Head west on Atlantic City Expy W
- Take the exit toward Williamstown Rd
- Turn left onto Williamstown Rd
- Continue onto Sicklerville Rd
- Turn right onto N Black Horse Pike
- Take exit 2 toward US-322 E/Swedesboro Rd/Swedesboro Bridgeport Rd
- Follow signs for US 322 E/Glassboro and merge onto US-322 E/Swedesboro Rd/Swedesboro Bridgeport Rd
- Continue to follow US-322 E
- Turn left onto US-322 E/Mullica Hill Rd
- At the traffic circle, continue straight onto Mullica Hill Rd
- Continue onto West St
- Turn right onto Delsea Dr N
- Turn left onto US-322 E/High St E
- Continue to follow US-322 E
- Turn left onto Sicklerville Rd
- Turn left onto N Black Horse Pike/Rt 42
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