A Non-Profit Vocational Center & Animation Studio

Featuring Young Adults On The Autism Spectrum  

Back to School
October 1, 2013 - Vol. 18
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"Creating the future...one frame at a time." 

Greetings!

Another year has begun and we are so excited to see our classrooms brimming with creativity!  Our staff has prepared challenging new lessons and we are scheduling a busy semester including guest lecturers and field trips.

In addition to welcoming 10 new first-year students, we are pleased to be teaching a total of 25 full-time students and 19 part-timers.  Exceptional Minds will hold it's first graduation ceremony in June. We have experienced phenomenal growth as a school and our students are flourishing! 

We are proud that nine of our students volunteered to teach animation at the USC autism website launch (www.interactingwithautism.com). "Exceptional Minds in Transition," a USC documentary on that website, features Exceptional Minds students.

Our first Exceptional Parents meeting will be held on November 3rd.  Hope to see many of you at this important event!

Sincerely,
Yudi Bennett & Ernie Merlan
3rd Year Students Prepare to  Graduate in 2014!
Lloyd, Eli, Justin, Patrick, Christopher, Kevin, Danny & Arielle -- EM's first graduating class in June.
Our Seniors share their stories with PR Consultant Dee McVicker.




   

Lloyd applies fine details to a rotoscope job. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eddie assists Shane.  

Exceptional Minds Students Teach Animation at USC 

Patrick Brady assists a young artist.
 



Our stylish EM volunteers!    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Mayi and Dee await the viewing of the USC documentary, "Exceptional Minds in Transition".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Visitors view new documentary at USC event.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eli & Kevin have fun using props at the animation booth.

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Instructor, Laura Robinson, assists an "exceptional" young mind. 

 

 

 

 

EM Thanks Bialis Family 

  Melanie Bialis stopped by to check out our new digs.  We are so grateful for the Bialis Family's support from the very beginning. 

   

EM Office Manager, Nancy Arnold enjoying the beautiful office furniture donated by the Bialis Family.  

 
  Students & Staff
Celebrate Birthdays at EM!

  Full-time students Jeremy Pollock, Eli Katz, Julian Koehler and Chris Chapman celebrate their September birthdays.     

    EM instructors Kat & Josh make a wish on their birthdays! 


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


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Thank you! 


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UPCOMING EVENTS




Exceptional Parents  
"Kick-Off" Meeting


Sunday, November 3rd
from
3-5pm at EM

Special guest speaker!
Refreshments!
Networking!


CHECK IT OUT!

USC-Film
Features EM Students
Gray Benoist watches son, Nicky, in documentary about transitioning


Click Here  
to View Film

IN THE NEWS

Autism Society News 
recognizes
Thaddeus Stauder
 


Click Here to see the "exceptional" work Thad produced at EM. 


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