Kids enjoyed an evening of fun at the PTO's first Parents Night Out on December 8. TLS Canal is in the beginning stages of forming a Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO), and parents are excited for this opportunity to appreciate the staff members for all of their hard work. Sarah Ehler is the [...]
Molly Bochenek will be joining the TLS team in January as our licensed independent social worker! She will be providing support to students, families, teachers and staff in all three TLS locations. Molly graduated from Virginia Wesleyan University with an undergraduate degree in health and human services. She earned her master’s degree from Norfolk State [...]
If you have a gently used handbag hanging on a hook or buried at the bottom of your closet, why not donate it to a good cause? The Make it Fit Foundation is seeking these types of donations for their Designer Handbag Bingo event on January 6, 2018. Designer Handbag Bingo is a ladies only [...]
Torria Huge is a Behavior Float at TLS’s Canal location. She works closely with students; implements behavior plans, and provides support in the classroom for students who need it. Torria started working at TLS in February as a paraprofessional before transitioning into her current role this past August. She has a medial assistant degree from [...]
Kasia Schmidt has been a speech language pathologist at TLS Central and Inclusion since 2015. As our speech language pathologist, Kasia provides assessments, diagnoses, and speech, language and communication delay treatments for our students. After an initial assessment, Kasia creates a plan of care documenting therapy goals, and keeps it updated throughout the year. For [...]
UPDATE! WinterFest has been rescheduled! It will now be Tuesday, December 19th from 6:30 - 8:30 pm at Vineyard Columbus, 6000 Cooper Road in Columbus. It will be held in the Multi-Purpose room! The Learning Spectrum is excited to announce that plans for the 2017 Winterfest are underway! This year’s event will be held on [...]
Caroline Smith has been a music therapist at TLS for four years. You may have seen her around, as she works at all three TLS locations, and also contracts with a day program for special needs adults in the community. Caroline earned a bachelor of arts degree in psychology pre-med from Spelman College, and a [...]
If you have visited our new Johnstown location, you’ve probably seen some familiar faces. One of those familiar faces is Maggie Cruikshank, a TLS Intervention Specialist from our Sunbury location. Maggie has been with TLS for three and a half years. During the school year, Maggie provides direct instruction to students, individually and in small [...]
The first day of school for our Central and South locations was Thursday, August 17, and our newest North East location in Johnstown officially opened on Monday, August 28. TLS North East is located at 3060 Johnstown Utica Road in Johnstown, and combines our Newark and Sunbury schools into one centralized location. At 10,000 square [...]
School is back in session, but The Learning Spectrum was busy this summer! Along with the summer camps, enrichment opportunities and building changes and upgrades, we’ve also been spreading the word about the talents and abilities of our students and other children with ASD. The Learning Spectrum, The Make It Fit Foundation and RoboKind, the [...]
