Rebecca School

Rebecca School
School on 21st St (2025)
Location
40 East 30th Street, between Park Avenue & Madison Avenue
New York, New York

United States

40°44′41″N 73°59′01″W / 40.7448°N 73.9837°W / 40.7448; -73.9837
Information
TypeIndependent private school
Special education
Established2006
DirectorTina McCourt[1]
GradesPre-K-12
Websitewww.rebeccaschool.org

Rebecca School is an independent private day school in New York City that specializes in teaching students ages four to 21 who have a range of neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism spectrum disorder. The school was founded in 2006 and uses a support method known as Floortime/DIR (Developmental, Individual-difference, Relationship-based) developed by Stanley Greenspan, M.D., a child psychiatrist and specialist in autism education who died in 2010.[2] Greenspan's method was a change from the more traditional methods that sought to change behavior through operant conditioning. His method focuses on children's ability to build relationships. Rebecca School's space and facilities on East 30th Street were designed for the needs of autistic and disabled children, based on Greenspan's ideas. The school employs teachers who are trained to work with disabled students, as well as social workers who work with the families of the students.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "". Rebecca School. Retrieved 2011-03-15. Archived August 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Brown, Emma (April 29, 2010). "Expert on infant development". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved August 22, 2026.
  3. ↑ Braff, Carolyn (2008-11-06). "A New Approach to Special Needs" West Side Spirit. Retrieved February 16, 2011. Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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