Early Intervention
Birth to Three

 

  Nursery School
Ages 3 to 5

KOALA Klub
For children with Cochlear Implants

 Katzenbach provides the students with an atmosphere rich in Deaf culture, an environment of direct communication, and a curriculum that meets New Jersey's Core Curriculum Content Standards. The goal of the educational programs is to facilitate the highest level of achievement among the students.  All instruction is provided by appropriately certified teachers.  

Katzenbach's Total Communication policy includes sign language, speech, and the use of residual hearing, depending on the needs of each child.  Classes are small, enabling individualized instruction. In addition to the regular academic curriculum, students receive instruction in ASL/Deaf Culture, Art, Woodshop, Home Economics, Computer Technology, and a variety of Vocational offerings.  

Related services including Audiological services, speech therapy, counseling, adaptive physical education, and substance abuse prevention/education are available for all students.

Technology is an important part of the education provided by MKSD. Each school program utilizes computers to enhance instruction, promote learning through independent, but well supervised, work; and to facilitate on-line communication between students on-and off-campus. Lower School, Middle School, and High School all have state-of-the-art computer labs as well as classroom computers to support these activities, and the Residential Program has its own computer facilities for evening use. 

Distance learning allows students to interact with and learn from peers and professionals at other schools and agencies in New Jersey and beyond. Lower and Middle school students participated in the National Science Foundation's Distance Learning Project for Deaf and Hard-of Hearing Students.

Katzenbach offers a 4 night a week Residential Program for students who live too far for a daily commute. The Residential Program also offers the students the opportunity to participate in recreational activities with their peers, the same opportunity that is afforded to students in regular education environments. Recreational activities include: interscholastic sports, enrichment and extracurricular activities, field trips and clubs.  Day students can participate in after school recreational activities through the sending school district's provision of a late bus or residential placement for the duration of the activity.

Programming is also available to students who are deaf with other handicapping conditions. Specially designed programming for students with multiple disabilities focuses on independent living and functional job skills development to prepare students for independence upon graduation.

The Positive Learning Understanding Support Program (PLUS) is designed to address the needs of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing students with emotional disturbances. 

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