Cajal Academy is where today’s innovative thinkers gain the skills to become tomorrow’s thought leaders.

We prepare students who see the world differently to leapfrog the ordinary and prepare for the extraordinary.

We give bright, gifted and twice exceptional kids the thought leadership skills they’ll need for a future defined by their gifts, and state-of-the-science treatments reducing the obstacles that threaten to stand in their way

People who naturally see the world differently require outsized critical thinking, social emotional and executive function skills to bring those ideas to life. Cajal Academy’s comprehensive approach meets students where they are and gives them the skills they will need as the innovative thinkers they’ll become. Find out the components of this innovative educational model, and how they come together through data-based differentiation on standards-based instruction; project-based learning; executive function, leadership and social skills; and individualized coaching.

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We don’t just accommodate children’s unique profiles, we transform them, through a paradigm shift in how we understand and address their needs.

We’ve made a break-through for education, with a research-backed approach available only at Cajal Academy that leverages the connections between the body and the brain to reduce learning disabilities and act as a CATALYST to student growth.

Our small school is at the heart of an expert non-profit dedicated to developing research-backed educational approaches that realize the promise of neuroscience research to transform student lives. The results for our students have been transformational—like a six grade level jump in reading and writing in just six months’ time, or a child isolated by social struggles who becomes recognized in community-based programs for their social leadership based on the skills they were able to master, paradoxically, thanks to our small social setting. At the heart of these transformational changes are a paradigm shift in how we understand children’s needs, and a second paradigm shift in what we do about them. Read more about this ground-breaking, research-backed approach and how we are using it to transform children’s profiles. Find out more about the exciting innovations at the core of our model.

Multiple ways to experience Cajal

Now that we have our new building we’ve opened up lots of ways your child can experience Cajal! Find out more about immediate placements, diagnostic placements, Wednesday Workshops and our summer program, and apply today to join us!

In the hub of innovation and accessible by train from New York City and Westchester County to New Haven, Ridgefield and Danbury

We are one of only about 20 schools nationwide that specialize in meeting the needs of kids who have both high intellectual abilities and an area of specialized need—and the only one in the world to meet those needs with a neurodevelopmental approach that unlocks children’s gifts by changing the fundamentals of those profiles themselves. Families commute from as far as two hours each way, or relocate from points across the country. Learn about our exciting new home, and opportunities to access our school through public transit, work remotely from our building while your children are at school or rent an apartment nearby—all part of our push to maximize access to our unique school!

Cajal Academy admits students of any race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.