Our School

Welcome to the Garfield Skills Center

Garfield Skills Center, a special education program, is housed in the former Garfield Elementary School (closed in 2018).  The Principal of Garfield Skills Center is Lauren Feigel.

Garfield is for students ages 18 to 26 who are Moderately Cognitively Impaired or students with Autism Spectrum Disorder.  Garfield is known for their bi-annual craft shows which are open to the public.  They also have their Work Skills Program where their students are employed throughout the Livonia area.

The Garfield Skills Center is a program centered around preparing students for adult life.  Students have access to a transition curriculum tied to what employers are looking for in future employees.  Students also have access to independent living skills, work site based learning opportunities, apartment living, social skills instruction, fitness, extracurricular activities, and many more opportunities to prepare them for their future.

Garfield is a strong school community.  We believe that our students come first.  The collaborative environment that Garfield has created between school staff, students, families, and the community is unique.  The students of Garfield are held to functional academics and transition standards in order to prepare them for their future.  Our students not only gain job skills but they learn and become responsible citizens.  Our school community does this through our curriculum, our job training, and our positive behavior intervention program.  Students have access to technology in every classroom: SMART Boards, Chromebooks, iPads, etc. 

Our school staff works very hard to grow and learn alongside our students every day and to provide individualized instruction.  Our physical, speech, and occupational therapists work with our teachers and students to provide a comprehensive education program to make sure students are as independent as possible.  Our support staff includes our social worker, school psychologist and behavior specialist that help students foster positive relationships throughout the school community as well as gain access to necessary outside services.