Kulanu Academy

Kulanu Academy is a private special education school in Cedarhurst, NY, providing a warm and nurturing environment for individuals aged 11-21. The academy specializes in supporting students with a wide range of diagnoses, including Autism, Developmental Disabilities, Cerebral Palsy, Learning Disabilities, and Speech and Language Impairments, as well as those requiring ADD/ADHD support.

The academy utilizes a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to meet each student's unique academic, social, and vocational goals. A dedicated team of certified professionals—including teachers, speech, occupational, and physical therapists, social workers, mental health counselors, and behavior analysts—provides integrated care. Students benefit from individualized social skills instruction and clinical therapeutic sessions, available in both 1:1 and group formats to address specific developmental needs.

With an emphasis on community integration, Kulanu Academy uses the local community as an extension of the classroom through community-based vocational internships. Programs range from essential Life Skills and Communication Development to NYS Regent Exam Preparation. Through close partnership with parents, the academy ensures students progress academically, emotionally, and vocationally to prepare them for life beyond the classroom.