Beacon Day School (BDS) is a California non-public school for children with autism and related disorders, serving students from across Southern California and the Inland Empire. With campuses in La Palma and Riverside, California, BDS is fully accredited by the California Department of Education. The school was founded in 2004 by Dr. Mary Jo Lang, a clinical psychologist and fellow autism parent. Dr. Lang recognized the unique and diverse academic, social, emotional, and physical needs of the autism population and aimed to create a safe, compassionate, nurturing school community dedicated to improving the lives of students and their families. BDS collaborates with school districts throughout Southern California and the Inland Empire to offer specialized support and education.
We’re Here For You!
We are never too busy to meet with our families and our staff regularly communicates student progress through daily logs, emails, phone calls, or informal meetings.
Integrated Educational Care
We embrace Integrated Educational Care because it is both an evidence-based model of teaching children with autism and related disorders as well as the perfect words for describing the Beacon Day School academic philosophy.
Integration & Partnership
It starts with building a strong partnership with parents and guardians. Research and our own experience tell us when there’s strong alignment between educators and families, students are more likely to succeed. When school, home and the community all become the “real world” students better integrate learning into their daily lives.
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Educational Experiences
At Beacon Day School no subject is a silo, every lesson is an opportunity to learn and build independent living and social skills. At BDS students learn through experience. Learning how to make pancakes isn’t just about how to flip a pancake. It’s how students learn numbers, fractions, math, science, communication, cooperation, self-advocacy, fine motor skills and more!
Care & Commitment
The faculty and staff at BDS truly care about the safety, dignity and quality-of-life of our students and their families. It is that caring and commitment that create the progress and breakthroughs that allow students to meet their IEP goals and lead more independent lives.
Beacon’s Educational Care Team
