TERI Campus Digital Magazine August 2014 | Page 19

The vision for “The Campus of Life” is

simple, to provide a learning environment incomparable in the way that we
educate, transform and serve children,
adults and seniors with autistic and other
special needs. TERI’s proposed campus is
designed to integrate both state of the art
and technologically advanced programs
and services.

THE WHY

BEHIND
OUR VISION

The need for a model program like “the
Campus of Life” is important considering
the growing challenges we are faced with
in society. The rates of children being
diagnosed with autism and other needs is
growing at alarming rates.

Our model campus is the impetus and

1 6
in

children are being diagnosed with
some kind of special needs, ranging
from ADHD to developmental
disabilities

$2.4

million

average cost of raising a child
with special needs

200%

increase in diagnosis of
autism over the last decade

starting point where we can experiment
with innovative ways in making breakthroughs with our student population.
Where we can reduce the costs associated with caring of children and adults
with special needs, and where we can
develop children into adults that can be
productive and contribute in their own
special way to society.
The need is now, and the time is right.
Our model campus will be the location
where teachers, and therapists will come
together synergistically to find, explore
and develop new solutions in learning and caring for the special need and
autistic populations. We hope you will
join us in our vision to build our new
campus so we can fulfill our dream.