Elevated Minds (4-12)
Supplemental academic program Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 9am-12pm. Curriculum focused on communication, appropriate behaviors and elementary level academics, ages 4-12.
RISE (12-17)*
Reaching Individual Success in Education
Full time academic program for highschoolers Monday-Friday 9am-3:30pm. Ages 12-17
SOAR (18+)
Life skill and employment focused program for adults 18 and older. Support thorugh career search and continuing education at local universities.
*The age ranges on our all of our programs (RISE in particular) can be flexible to accommodate clients with teacher discretion.
Programs
The Program for Intellectual Empowerment (PIE) is a community-centered organization that aims to enrich neurodivergent clients with holistic, neuroscience-centered support.
PIE provides intellectual stimulation of the mind through Dr. Ellyn Arwood's Neuroeducation Model, the Neuro-semantic Language Learning Theory (NsLLT). Internally, the neurobiological process for conceptual learning is layered and starts at the sensory level that overlaps into patterns. Then those patterns create concepts. Research confirms that conceptual learning through language occuers in neural networks with multiple access points running along circuits of nerves in the brain (Olson, 2001).
Our program is based on how language and the brain function together. Language is the mediation between a child's literacy and behavior. Language names a child's thinking. The program focuses on helping children express themselves by enriching their language and providing a rich and respectful socio-cognitive environment. We will help them develop creative problem-solving skills, and communicate their thoughts and ideas in a variety of ways.
Our Methodology
Watch the following video to learn more about PIE's Methodology and the Neuro-semantic Language Learning Theory