Irvine school provides a STEM education to children with disabilities

With three campuses in Southern California, including a new facility in Irvine, STEM3 Academy is the only school in the country to provide STEM-based learning to children with disabilities from kindergarten through high school. Through tailoring teaching methods to individual students, the academy is a refuge for children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and other social and learning differences. Kids with special needs typically don’t do well past high school, said Ellis Crasnow, director of STEM3 Academy. The focus of this school is to do what we can to help them do better past high school.