Cooke School and Institute

Cooke School and Institute is a special education school in New York, NY, located at 1713 Madison Avenue. It provides specialized instruction and clinical services for students with mild-to-moderate cognitive or developmental disabilities and severe language-based learning disabilities. The school serves students from kindergarten through grade 12 and young adults in its Transitions program. Lower School students in grades K-5 receive early intervention services including occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy, and counseling in small classrooms. Middle School students in grades 6-8 attend integrated academic and clinical classes covering English language arts, mathematics, social studies, science, yoga, technology, physical education, and art therapy. The specialized Upper School for grades 9-12 offers rigorous academics alongside therapeutic programs to develop social, vocational, and adaptive living skills. Students participate in off-site education with community partners and select internships to build independent living skills such as commuting, banking, and meal preparation. The Transitions program for ages 18 to 22 helps young adults transition to adulthood through academics, travel training, and paid internships.

The school operates from a building designed to support learning from early years through high school preparation. Facilities include a science lab, art studio, movement spaces with traversing walls, a rooftop garden, and a playground. The Upper School features a Daily Living Lab where students practice laundry and meal preparation. Summer programs integrate related service goals with academic curricula through collaborative projects like creating music compilation CDs. Students engage in travel training, community service projects, and off-site education activities. Extracurricular activities reinforce social skills, health, and personal interests through yoga, drumming, cooking, arts and crafts, chess, technology, basketball, and trips to local parks, museums, and monuments. High school students receive vocational training and hone skills through formal sessions and community application.

Cooke School and Institute offers specialized education and life skills training to help students in New York achieve independence.

The school sits on Madison Avenue, just a short walk from Park Avenue and 5th Avenue. It is also near La Marqueta and the Pueblo Unido Garden, with FDNY Engine 58/Ladder 26 located about a tenth of a mile away.

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