Emerge & See Flyer | Valentine’s Extravaganza Flyer

Emerge & See services are provided at their office, located within Watch Me Grow. E&S has full access to the WMG facilities to promote sensory regulation, increase play and social skills, and to maximize learning. The students are supervised at all times both within the office and the rest of the WMG facilities. Weather permitting our social groups venture out into the community in order to explore parks and museums, and to enjoy restaurants and various community happenings.

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Valentine’s Extravaganza
  • February 15th-19th
  • Social Groups will run from 10:00am-3:00pm. Parents can also book half-days (10-12:30 or 12:30-3:00)
• Mommy Make-over
  • Date TBA
  • All Moms deserve a little TLC. E&S is here to provide double-duty with therapists available to watch children, while moms are pampered with a make-over and refreshments! Come by, kick back, relax, and feel pretty! *Gluten-free snacks available*

Emerge & See services include, but are not limited to:

• Individual Sessions
• Peer Dyads
• Weekday Social Groups (Mon, Wed, Thurs 3:00-4:30)
• Weekend Social Groups (Saturday 12:00-4:00)
• Academic tutoring
• Specialty Days (i.e. Mommy Makeover)
• Community Integration Events

History:
Emerge & See evolved from an after-school social group into a full-fledged and burgeoning business. Alison and Amanda started as coworkers and grew into business partners due to their like-minded philosophies and multi-faceted approaches to education. Realizing their dream, they grew out of the classroom and into the sensory gym setting. They firmly hold the understanding that there is a dire need for a new vision of education and a new form of engagement with those on the Spectrum. The services offered expanded to meet the needs spoken of by so many parents and professionals in the community. A true embodiment of academic instruction as well as balanced and structured play therapy; Emerge & See continually meets students’ greatest capacity for learning without ceiling and nurtures strong developmental foundations. Inevitably, this duo cemented their own personal and professional belief that every child can learn and every idea is a bright idea!

About the Owners:
Amanda Friedman, MSEd is a special education teacher with nearly 10 years experience within the educational field. She has completed the Administrative Certification Program from the College of Saint Rose/CITE and is awaiting approval of her SDL and SBL license. She has worked with students ranging in age from 3 - 25 years old with an array of differences including Autism, Mental Retardation, Emotional Disturbances (PTSD, Schizophrenia, Oppositional Defiance Disorder,etc). She has acted as the Vice President for the Hudson Valley Autism Society, sat on several Walk for Autism Committees, and is a parent advocate for families at CSE and school meetings. Amanda has been through certified trainings in ABA, TEACCH, BART, and multiple trainings in DIR/Floortime.

Alison Berkley is a special education teacher with 3 years experience in the classroom and 3 years previous experience providing alternate to home schooling to students ranging in age and ability, and working as a SEIT (Special Ed Interim Teacher). She has multiple trainings and strong ability in implementing assessments, curriculum development, research, as well as training in both DIR/Floortime and ABA. Alison is enrolled in her 2nd year of her Masters of Special Education at Pace University where she holds a Dean’s Scholarship. In 2002 Alison traveled to Jordan on a medical mission to provide 117 children with cleft palates/lips to receive reconstructive surgery via the Operation Smile Program. Alison graduated Deans Honors list for her BS in Psychology from NYU in 2006.