Shvilim Academy
Paving Her Path Forward
Shvilim is a special Bais Yaakov elementary and high school for girls and young women ages 7 to 21 with intellectual developmental disabilities and dual diagnoses. Set within the warm embrace of a traditional Bais Yaakov atmosphere, our program fuses interactive learning, intensive life-skills training, and emotional empowerment to build optimal functioning and independence.
גילאי התלמידות להן אנו מעניקים מעטפת חינוכית וטיפולית רציפה
סניפים מרכזיים ומונגשים בירושלים ובית שמש
התאמה אישית של אמצעי תקשורת וטכנולוגיה (אייפד, PECS, VR)
About Our Program
Shvilim Academy is an exceptional educational facility for girls with complex neurodevelopmental profiles. Operating in the classic Bais Yaakov spirit, we champion a warm, deeply accepting, and inclusive approach that empowers every student to confront her unique challenges with confidence, backed with love and emotional security. Our faculty builds an individualized curriculum for each girl that weaves in experiential learning, vital life skills, and emotional-social empowerment.
Daily communication is unlocked through an array of cutting-edge assistive technologies. Utilizing personalized PECS protocols, custom icon boards, tech-assisted gestures, and communication iPads, we ensure that every young woman has the ability and opportunity to express herself. Our innovative learning environment boasts advanced therapeutic spaces, including immersive Virtual Reality rooms, advanced computer systems, a hydrotherapy pool, and expressive art therapies to foster a positive sensory learning experience.
Our core mission at Shvilim is priming every girl for self-sufficiency. Specialized life-skills programs, led by an elite multidisciplinary faculty, combine essential knowledge with targeted personal empowerment. Through this adaptive curriculum, students acquire the functional tools necessary to maximize their quality of life, actively engage with their families and community, and advance safely along their own personal milestone tracks.
Is Shvilim the Right Fit for My Daughter?
Girls and young women ages 7 to 21 with intellectual disabilities and dual diagnoses who require a highly specialized, secure clinical setting.
Students who require intensive communication bridging, utilizing customized AAC grids, speech-generating tablets, and physical icon exchange systems.
Families seeking an authentic Bais Yaakov environment that strictly upholds community guidelines and Torah-true standards.
Girls who benefit from intensive daily life-skills coaching to realize their potential for integration into family life and the community.
What We Offer
Traditional Bais Yaakov spirit, values and educational-social approach
AAC integration featuring special applications of PECS, speech tablets, and visual icon trackers.
Building life skills and functional independence.
through creative sensory therapies, and accelerating emotional growth through fine arts, music, and hydrotherapy
Advanced technology (Virtual Reality and interactive media rooms).
Specialized Services
Art Therapy
Hydrotherapy Pool
Virtual Reality (VR) Room
Advanced Computer Lab
Professional Healthcare Team (Speech Therapy & Specialized
Our Faculty Shares
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a “dual diagnosis”, and how does your program address it?
Dual diagnosis refers to the combination of an intellectual disability paired with complex emotional, sensory, or behavioral challenges. At Shvilim, we address this profile with an extensive multidisciplinary team, warm emotional support, and adaptive teaching methods that systematically build confidence and reinforce the personal independence of every student.
My daughter is completely nonverbal. How will your team connect with her?
We implement a variety of Augmentative and Assistive Communication (AAC) frameworks customized to your daughter’s unique cognitive and motor profile. This includes the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS), specialized visual grids, physical gestures, and speech-generating iPads which all help her express her desires and be understood by those in her environment.
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