General & Special Education - Gifted & Autism Center

The school is dedicated to serving the educational and social emotional needs of all students, including: those who are Average, At Risk, have Disabilities, Gifted, and who have been identified as Autistic. The South Florida School of Excellence is the first and only “One Stop Shop” clinical/educational setting in South Florida. The School will provide well structured, academically focused classes with high rigor curricula for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEM), Project Based Learning (PBL) and Community Based Learning (CBL) skills for college readiness. Instructions offers a unique combination of personalized curriculum from highly qualified special needs instructors and assistive therapies from certified contracted professionals to comprehensively serve the intellectual, physical, and emotional needs of every general and special needs student.

Additionally, the school provides Psychological Evaluations, Mental Health Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Applied Behavioral Therapy, Physical Therapy, Student Case Management Services, Vocational Rehabilitation Training, Nutrition Monitoring, Dental and Vision screenings by licensed providers/sub-contractors

School professional strives to prepare students for productive and successful entry into higher education and the workforce. We belief the future of a democratic and global society lies in the development of the hearts and minds of its children.

The South Florida School of Excellence was founded on the belief that all children are capable of developing the skills and motivation to successfully complete school and pursue the careers and lives of their choosing in a complex global society.

Three major individualized program instructions are offered:

  Preparatory Program

Our college prep curriculum is designed to encourage critical thinking with a major emphasis on developing intellectual skills and mastery of content areas.

  Summit Program

Academic Intervention Due to a Possible Learning Disability

 Academy Program

Program dedicated to the education of South Florida School of Excellence special needs students with specific learning disability, Autism, Emotional Behavior Disorder and Developmental Disabilities.

The curriculum is designed to equip students with passion and tools to begin innovative and world changing pursuits after they leave the school and become the contributing member of the society of the 21st century.

School offers clubs, organizations, and multiple extracurricular activities on and off campus likewise, Environmental Club, Science Fair Club, Publishing Center, Safety Patrols, Student Council, Music, Chorus, Drama, Dance, Gymnastics, Arts, Karate and Soccer Club.

Other highlights of our campus include:

• Science lab
• Robotics and Engineering lab (STEM)
• Court room
• Sensory room
• Psychosocial Rehabilitation Apartment (Daily Living Skills Training)
• Classrooms includes separate observation/therapy rooms
• A gymnasium including weightlifting room
• Cafeteria