“The Miracle Project” is an original groundbreaking, fully inclusive music, movement and creative drama program featured in the Emmy award winning documentary AUTISM: The Musical. This creative, dynamic, socialization program enables children and teens with autism spectrum disorders and other special needs to express themselves through music, dance, acting, story and writing. ALL children of ALL abilities grow in skills, spirit and work with highly talented staff while creating and performing musicals.
The Miracle Project New Jersey is an evidence-based, groundbreaking, fully inclusive program which helps children and young adults with autism and other special needs build communication and social skills, community, and greater self-esteem though music, acting, dance, acting and storytelling.
This creative dynamic socialization program was founded in 2004 in Los Angeles by Elaine Hall, and was featured in the Emmy award winning HBO documentary AUTISM: The Musical!
MPAC is the only provider of this unique program in New Jersey and was honored with the Morris County Chamber of Commerce Excellence Award for Innovative Programs in 2018 and the New Jersey Cultural Access Network Innovator Award.
Semester Offerings
Miracle Project and Miracle Project Advanced are both offered for 14 weeks in the Fall and Spring Semesters. Our Fall semester runs from mid September through mid January. The Spring semester runs mid January through mid May. Programs include group activities, singing, movement and acting while working toward end of semester performances for family and friends!
Summer Program
We offer a 5 week summer program! Classes meet twice a week for 1.5 hours in the late afternoon! Details and Registration info are typically available in early April.
For questions please contact Education Director Cathy Roy at
croy@mayoarts.org
Miracle Project Programs
Miracle Project: Ages 9-18
Cost: $275
Peer Mentor Information
Sponsors
Thank You to Our Generous Sponsors
Major support for The Miracle Project at MPAC is provided by Bruce Jacobs and Ken Levy of Jacobs Levy Equity Management
Additional support for this program is provided by
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