Institute for the Redesign of Learning
Emily Wilcox has extensive experience in educational roles, currently serving as an Instructional Aide at the Institute for the Redesign of Learning since February 2019. In addition, Emily has worked as a Substitute Teacher at AVESON since March 2017 and as Child Watch Staff at South Pasadena San Marino YMCA since May 2016. Emily's background includes a position as an Activity Leader with Ability First since July 2013, where guidance is provided to individuals with disabilities in developing independent living skills. Previously, Emily worked as an Hourly Classified Aide with the Pasadena Unified School District from May 2008 to September 2011, covering various schools and supporting both Special Education and General Education classrooms. Emily holds a Bachelor of Arts in Multiple Subject Teaching Credential from California State University, Los Angeles, and an Associate of Arts from Pasadena City College. Currently pursuing a California Teaching Credential in Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs at California State University, Los Angeles, Emily is committed to fostering potential in students and enhancing their educational experiences.
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Institute for the Redesign of Learning
The Institute for the Redesign of Learning’s story began in 1974 when its founder, Dr. Nancy J. Lavelle, created the Almansor Education Center with four students in classroom space located in a church on Almansor Street in Alhambra. With a belief that every student has the ability to “take charge” of their own learning process, Dr. Lavelle established a unique environment, flexible curriculum and appropriate support services so that these students could thrive. Now over forty years later, the Almansor Center, under the umbrella of the Institute, offers five programs that are designed to provide a continuum of care for individuals with special needs and annually serves over 3,700 children, students and clients throughout the greater Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley communities. These programs include: Almansor Early Childhood Education Services, Almansor Community Outreach Services, the Almansor Academy (a Non-Public Special Education Day School), Almansor Mental Health Services and Almansor Transition and Adult Services/Employment Services. The Institute’s newest undertaking is the Westmoreland Academy (a Non-Public Special Education Day School for students with Autism Spectrum Disorders) located in Pasadena. Our mission is simple: to empower individuals with special needs to take charge of their own learning and lives, making it possible for them to be competent, caring and contributing members of society; and to provide learning opportunities for families and professionals to support those efforts. As a team of a committed students/clients, parents and caregivers, professional and support staff, board members and community supporters, we are working together in a profound endeavor that has supported the success of thousands of individuals with special needs throughout the course of over four decades—a mission we look forward to continuing for decades to come.