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Y.A.L.E. School Announces Winner of Zachary Snyder Memorial Scholarship
Philadelphia, PA – Y.A.L.E. School Philadelphia, a private day school serving students with Asperger's Syndrome and related social, learning, and communication differences in Manayunk, has announced that 12-year old Christopher Bressi has been awarded the Zachary Snyder Memorial Scholarship.
Named in honor of Zachary Snyder, a former Y.A.L.E. School student and son of Y.A.L.E. School physical education instructor Debra Snyder, the scholarship was established to provide full tuition for an eligible student.
Bressi’s family is thrilled.
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“I know that Y.A.L.E. School will help provide my son the skills and ability to know he is capable of learning and living the way he needs to for a happy, independent and successful future,” said Melissa Bressi, Christopher’s mother.
Bressi has a special message of gratitude for the family of Zachary Snyder, the former Y.A.L.E. School student in whose name the scholarship was awarded.
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“To the entire Snyder family, and especially in the memory of your beautiful son, thank you from the deepest parts of my heart. Your angel has most certainly become ours as well. My family and I are eternally grateful," Bressi concluded.
ABOUT: Y.A.L.E. School Philadelphia opened in 2014 and offers a highly individualized, challenging, and creative curriculum for students who are academically capable but who experienced difficulties in their current school environment because of sensory, social competency, executive function, or learning differences. Located in the vibrant community of Manayunk, Y.A.L.E. School Philadelphia offers an environment dedicated to cultivating the strengths, interests, and abilities of students on the autism spectrum and with related differences. The school's curriculum emphasizes “STEAM” subject areas: Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics, which form the foundation of high-interest project-based interactive lessons that are both collaborative and challenging.
As a Pennsylvania Department of Education-accredited private school, Y.A.L.E. School Philadelphia accepts students as both district-funded and private pay.
For more information, go to www.yaleschoolpa.com or call (215) 839-0525.
