Lighthouse Guild improves lives by expanding access to the most effective services through highly specialized schools, educational services, resources and support.

Preschool Program: Ethel and Samuel J. LeFrak Children’s Educational Services

Provides vision services to preschool children with visual impairments including multiple disabilities in a safe, enriching environment. Universal Pre-Kindergarten classrooms are available where students can learn alongside their sighted peers.

5-21 Special Needs Education: Harriet and Robert Heilbrunn School

Provides students ages 5 to 21, who are blind, visually impaired, deaf and blind, and have additional disabilities with education and therapeutic services.

Music School: The Filomen M. D’Agostino Greenberg Music School

The only community music school in the US for people who are blind or visually impaired, offering accessible instruction and a music technology center.

Youth and Teen Programs

Provides rehabilitation, education and recreation classes and activities to individuals ages six to 21 to enhance their traditional education.

Support for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments

Connecting parents of children with visual impairments to share resources, experiences, strength and hope.

National Association of Parents of Children with Visual Impairments (NAPVI)

Helps parents find information and locate resources for their children who are blind or visually impaired and who may have additional disabilities.

NRCIL staff provides information and assistance to consumers in finding educational and employment opportunities.

Staff maintain a Job Openings Board in Watertown office resource area and Lowville office community room, publicizing current openings in Jefferson and Lewis Counties

NRCIL partners with local educational and vocational services, assisting individuals to connect with other human service agencies

Programs that identify infants, toddlers and in some cases, preschoolers who show evidence of or are at risk for lags in physical development, cognitive development, language and speech development, psychosocial development or self-help skills, and provide or coordinate the delivery of an enrichment program in order to minimize the potential for a developmental delay and to meet their current developmental needs. The program may include early identification activities (child find); a developmental evaluation; a review of family concerns, priorities and resources; meetings with the family to develop an individualized family service plan; service coordination to ensure that the individual and his or her family receive needed services which may include but are not limited to physical therapy, occupational therapy, audiology, health/medical services, nursing services, nutrition services, psychological services including specialized play groups or therapy sessions, counseling, speech and language assistance, special instructional services, transportation, and parenting skills development; and ongoing evaluation of the child's progress and his or her changing enrichment needs. Included are "birth to three" programs and federal, state or local programs that address the needs of slightly older children or children not otherwise eligible for "birth to three" programs.

The Waterman Conservation Education Center has many ongoing educational programs about environmental conservation as well as many miles of hiking trails. Youth summer and after school camps are also available.

Enjoy this program for parents/caregivers of children, ages newborn to 3-years-old. Learn American Sign Language (ASL) to promote communication with your baby. To sign up and for information about this program call Yuki at 542-9474.

Broome Tioga BOCES runs the Evertech Program, which encourages students to explore either a career in technical or creative arts curriculums. The program focuses on personal growth, helping each student become a contributing member of the community.

Presentation of quality training and continuing education seminars to address the needs of the senior population for seniors, their families, and those persons employed by, or involved with, the provision of services to our communities' seniors.

The Regional Early Childhood Direction Center (RECDC)is a joint project sponsored between Golisano Children#s Hospital at Strong and Monroe BOCES #1 RECDC provides FREE information, referral assistance and support to families and professionals. Helping to identify children with disabilities or those at risk as early as possible # #Child Find# (IDEA). Providing information and assistance (locate services)to parents, professionals and the community on services for children birth to five in the eleven counties surrounding Rochester. (Chemung, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming and Yates). Offering training and technical assistance on key early childhood issues in the region Promote services to be delivered to children in the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)Our partnership with the Neonatal Continuing Care Program (NCCP)consists of two components: a tracking program and a follow up clinic with the Neonatal Continuing Care Clinic. The NCCP provides assistance to families in accessing services for children with developmental delays. Follow up data on all Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)graduates helps to inform research and future studies

We also proudly host Over the Rainbow Christian Pre-School!

The pre-school's goals are:

To provide a Christian Pre-School Program that offers children a safe, nurturing and creative environment to play and learn.

To offer an early childhood program that provides the concrete experiences and active exploration that will enable your child to develop a strong, positive foundation for learning.

The TASC/GED Prep Program is designed for persons who are at least 19 years in age, but who, for various reasons, did not complete the requirements for high school graduation. Various free options are available for persons who wish to develop or refresh the skills necessary for successful completion of the high school equivalency test. All new students are required to take a Reading and Math assessment to assure proper placement. Offers both day and night classes.