NHA Now Accepting Applications for 2025-26

All three New Horizons Academy (NHA) locations are STILL accepting new students for this spring semester and are now starting to accept applications for the 2025-26 school year! NHA is so pleased to announce that it is accepting new students for its regional special education PK-12 school campus at 220 Lawrence Ave. in Wauseon, its Greater Toledo Area Campus at 6201 Trust Dr. in Holland—just off of Airport Highway, and its Career Center and Special Grounds Coffee Shop at 854 S. Shoop Ave. in Wauseon. For more information or to begin the application process, complete the online interest form at https://newhorizonsacademy.org/family-resources/apply/

If you are looking for the right special education placement for your preschool to high school student, a place where your child feels like he or she fits in, consider NHA or its Career Center in Wauseon or its Holland or Springfield Township Campus. At NHA, kids come first. We exist for our students; our students do not exist for the school. Students don’t have to fit into the classes. The classes and programs are designed to meet the student’s individual needs. Please complete the interest form (https://newhorizonsacademy.org/family-resources/apply/) to set up a tour, and find out if we are the right fit for your special needs student.

NHA’s Wauseon & Springfield Township Campuses:

• Are regional preschool to 12th grade special education schools
• Serving students from 25 different school districts across 9 Northwest Ohio counties
• Have a 1:2.5—average staff to student ratio
• Specialize in individualized, personalized education
• Provide strong academics, community involvement, life skills classes, and vocational training
• Offer early intervention, (EI) conductive education (CE), sensory integration, occupational therapy (OT) & speech/language pathology (SLP)
• Participate in the College Credit Plus (CCP) Program
• Are Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) Schools
• Accept both the Autism & Jon Peterson Scholarships as payment in full.

NHA’s Career Center & Special Grounds Coffee Shop:

• Prides itself on small classroom sizes (4-7 students)
• Works with young adults up to age 21
• Targets functional academics, vocational skills training, and work study placements
• Provides on-site work study placements through its Special Grounds Coffee Shop including kitchen and food prep, counter and customer service work, and maintenance and cleaning
• Helps transition high school students and special needs young adults into community work study programs with job coaching and transportation provided

Our mission is to help your child achieve the greatest independence possible through early intervention programs, classes, community activities, life skills training, vocational placements, and job coaching.

Steps to Enrollment:

1. Complete the online interest form: https://newhorizonsacademy.org/family-resources/apply/
2. Submit a copy of your child’s IEP & ETR for review.
3. Schedule a school tour, interview, and student assessment.
4. If accepted, complete student enrollment paperwork, and provide proof of residency.
5. Complete and accept the Autism or Jon Peterson Scholarship.

For more information on New Horizons Academy or to schedule a tour, complete the online interest form (https://newhorizonsacademy.org/family-resources/apply/), and our admissions team will get right back with you. Classes begin in August, so begin the enrollment process today!