A Non-Profit Vocational Center & Animation Studio

Featuring Young Adults On The Autism Spectrum  

Exceptional Minds Newsletter
July 31, 2013 - Vol. 16
"Creating the future...one frame at a time." 

Greetings!

Bonjour!  It's summertime at Exceptional Minds and our students are enjoying the use of their new "blue screen" to take a virtual field trip to Paris. Il est fantastique!

Twenty-seven students participated in our first two-week workshop and created amazing works in animation, visual effects and web design.  Our second and third summer sessions feature classes in visual effects and video games, as well as our first Classic Cartoon class for younger students age 11-14.

Be sure to log on to our website to see our students' "exceptional" work.  Thank you for your continued support.

Au Revoir!
Yudi Bennett & Ernie Merlan
OUT WITH THE OLD... 

 

  Last month Exceptional Minds moved out of our 1500 square foot space and into our gorgeous new suite to further our mission of educating young adults with ASD in digital arts and animation.

...IN WITH THE NEW  

 

 

   

 

    

After only two short years our student population has tripled!       

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

This year we will enroll 25 full-time students, another 15-20 private tutoring students and will celebrate our very first graduating class. 

 

    

 

   Thank you for your continued support and for helping us grow by leaps and bounds.

 

"EXCEPTIONAL" SUMMER! 

 

 Summer Workshop students await their classes in Animation, Visual Effects and Web Design.  

A little social time with EM friends and staff. 

 

 

 

 

Animation fun begins...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Web Design students hard at work.

 

 

  

 

Summer Instructor, Kassandra Valle, photo bombs Mario in the

Visual Effects Workshop. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jordan enjoys a pizza party with his new EM friends! 

 

 

 

      

 

Assemblyman Adrin Nazarian's representatives present EM with Certificate of Achievement.   

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

Josh and Ernie present Arielle with Adobe Certification in Photoshop.

  EM students, staff and volunteers congratulate Tom Von Der Ahe
for receiving our very first "Exceptional Hero Award."
Way to go Tom!  

  

 

 

Eddie, Howie and Nancy celebrate their birthdays at EM.

   

 

 

 

Yudi returns from Israel just in time for Ian's birthday.

 


Exceptional Minds is a non-profit vocational center and animation studio featuring young adults on the Autism Spectrum.

 PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION TODAY 
Thank you! 

 Federal Tax ID: 80-0392843
 

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IN THE NEWS






UPCOMING EVENTS




2013-14
School Year
Begins September 9th


WHAT'S NEW...

STUDENT DESIGNS EM LOGO 

Full-time student, Chris Chapman helped create our new EM logo inspired by
The Thinker
by Auguste Rudin.

 
Chris' design captures the very essence of our "exceptionally" talented and thought-filled students. 
Nice job Chris! 

 

NEW EM MERCHANDISE 


EM T-SHIRT
$20.00

 
EM MUG
$10.00

Contact Us
  


13400 Riverside Drive
Suite #211
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
(818) 387-8811

 

info@ExceptionalMindsStudio.org




    
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