Sage Learning Center
A TAG Academic Program
Thank you for your interest in Sage Learning Center, a unique educational opportunity for families who are committed to the principles of the RDI® Program for their student with special needs. RDI ® is a developmental and cognitively based family focused program dedicated to treating the core deficits of individuals with special needs. Parents are guided to provide their child with opportunities for growth during daily life moments. Some commonly targeted areas include: flexible and independent thinking, creativity, real world problem solving, and sharing opinions, thoughts and perspectives.
Sage provides a carefully designed learning environment, where your student with special needs can begin or continue their academic and social/emotional education in collaboration with your home-based RDI® Program. We are proud to offer your family this unique learning opportunity, which will provide your child with individualized instruction and consistent expectations and communication between home and school.
While academics are a focus at Sage, other primary goals are imbedded into activities based on the student’s deficit areas. These include: strengthening verbal and nonverbal communication, encouraging a curiosity to learn and discover, working towards problem solving, flexible and grey area thinking, understanding abstract concepts, and improving language comprehension and perspective taking
Our carefully chosen staff brings a unique blend of credentials and experience to the expansion of your child’s education at Sage Learning Center. Ruth Strunz is a RDI® Program Certified Consultant whose background in Montessori Education and as an ASD Educational Consultant informs and guides our pedagogical approach. Julie Johnston is a certified Elementary Teacher whose prior experience in special education, yoga, and gardening with children enriches the daily learning experiences of our students.
Our classroom is carefully equipped with a variety of instructional materials, which are selected in response to the particular academic and sensory needs of students in attendance.
Sage students come from a wide variety of schooling experiences, both home and school-based. We welcome students on the autism spectrum and those with developmental delays, ranging from 5 to 12 chronological years of age. Our commitment is to meeting your students’ individual learning needs while simultaneously promoting the ongoing development of their dynamic intelligence through RDI®
principles and practice.
Most Sage students are clients of TAG, Inc, whose families have completed at least 3 months of the RDI® Program. Exceptions to this entrance requirement can be made on an individual basis, at the discretion of TAG, Inc. All incoming students must complete an individual screening, designed to establish their readiness for learning in a classroom setting.
Sage Learning Center operates Monday to Friday, from 9am to 12:30am. Students may attend on a full time (5 days) or part time (2, 3 or 4 days) basis. Students bring a packed snack to school.
Our regular school year runs from September to June, and we also offer a summer school program for interested families. Sage closes for two weeks in the summer.
Registration of new students is ongoing, through the academic year.
We welcome inquiries from interested families, and would be delighted to meet with you and address your questions. Families who are not current clients of TAG, Inc may prepare for this meeting by attending one of our monthly in-service sessions, where they will gain a basic understanding of the RDI® Program.
Please contact Julie Jones, Administrator at (858) 689-2027 for further information, to arrange to attend an in-service session or to book an appointment to visit Sage Learning Center.