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The Rise School of Denver provides the highest-quality inclusive early childhood care, education, and therapies to ALL children with AND without disabilities. Our inclusion combines science and heart. Join our high-quality inclusion revolution to make an inclusive future the reality for everyone!
The Rise School of Denver is a nonprofit therapeutic preschool that serves up to 55 children, with and without disabilities, between the ages of 12 months to six-years-old. Whereas most daycares and schools today continue the practice of either excluding or fully secluding children with disabilities in their own classrooms, we do things differently at Rise. We use evidence-based high-quality inclusion to support ALL kids, with and without disabilities, so they can learn, play, receive therapy, and contribute together, side by side. Why? Because everyone deserves to have a true friend and to be a true friend while developing their full potential. Rise is leading the way in early childhood education to create a world of includers!
In 2000, a Denver family welcomed a son with Down syndrome and immediately heard about the Rise School of Dallas, which was started by a family who also had a child with Down syndrome. The program originated from the Rise Center at the University of Alabama to enrich the lives of infants and preschoolers with and without disabilities. The Denver family began meeting with five other families who had children with Down syndrome, and after visiting many schools, they were heartbroken to find that none provided all the program elements of Rise, in which inclusion and therapy were essential. The families then founded the Rise School of Denver in 2003 with an inaugural class of eight kids. We now serve up to 55 children with and without disabilities, ranging from 1-6 years old. In addition to Down syndrome, we are now recognized for serving young children with rare and low-incidence disabilities.
Organization name
The Rise School of Denver
other names
The Rise School of Denver, The RISE School
2003
Tax id (EIN)
46-0483435
Category
Education, Youth Development
Organization Size
Large Organization
Colorado State Tax Credits
Colorado Child Care Credit
Address
4901 E Eastman AveDenver County, CO, US