Neighborhood Charter Schools
Lauren Edwards, M.S., CCC-SLP, TSSLD, is an experienced Speech Language Pathologist currently working at Neighborhood Charter Schools since May 2017. Prior to this role, Lauren served as a Clinical Fellow and completed multiple graduate internships, including positions at Northwell Health - Transitions of Long Island and The Neighborhood Charter School of Harlem. Lauren has a strong background in designing interventions for social pragmatic skills and implementing patient-centered speech-language therapies, particularly for individuals with complex conditions such as Huntington’s Disease. Educational credentials include a Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders from New York University and a Bachelor of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Texas Christian University.
Neighborhood Charter Schools
Neighborhood Charter Schools' mission is to provide the children of Harlem with new educational opportunities through a rigorous, comprehensive K-8 program that cultivates the intellectual, social and emotional development of each child. Our students, who include high functioning children with autism spectrum disorders, will become independent learners and critical thinkers, will acquire the academic skills that they need to succeed in college preparatory high schools and will exhibit the social and emotional skills that will allow them to reach their full potential. The school provides a rich, rigorous and fully inclusive education to a broad range of Harlem children, including English Language Learners, students with disabilities, students who struggle academically and gifted students. The school has a specialized program for high-functioning students on the autism spectrum (ASD students) in each grade. The ASD program, which is modeled on the successful ASD Nest program currently operating in 16 New York City Department of Education (DOE) schools, is the first of its kind in Central Harlem.