Serving Ages 8-22
TVC Academy is founded on the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis. Its goal is to deliver high quality, evidence-based educational services to adolescents and young adults whose clinical diagnosis falls along the autism spectrum disorder and related developmental disorders.
The program focuses on teaching skills fundamental to mainstreaming and increasing a student’s independent functioning within society in combination with academic skills utilizing the Sunshine State Standards.
The TVS Academy offers a learning environment that utilizes highly-structured, individualized teaching techniques at a 2:1 student-to-teacher ratio. Learning opportunities within this program occur in both contrived and natural contexts to ensure functional outcomes and generalization of acquired skills.
Individualized behavior management services are directed and supervised by Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBA). 
Primary Academy Ages 8-14
The general areas of concentration are:
- Functional Academics (ie: counting, letter and number recognition, reading, writing, perceiving patterns, etc)
- Age appropriate Life Skills (dressing, tooth brushing, hand washing, shoe tying, etc.)
- Community and Social Skills (transitioning, waiting in line, using public restrooms, attending public events, accessing a library, crossing a street, etc.)
Secondary Academy Ages 14-22
The general areas of concentration are:
- Functional Academics (minimum of 2nd grade level such as reading, writing, comprehension, multiplication, division measuring, combining, etc.)
- Life Skills (advanced ADLs, cooking, using a phone, scheduling, washing clothes, cleaning, etc.)
- Social Skills (personal boundaries, social games, group activities, asking and answering personal questions)
- Executive Skills (following directions, preparing, organizing, participating, initiating, self-regulation, time management, etc.)
- Community Skills (shopping, plan/attend public events, accessing a library, using public transportation, etc)
Some of the services offered within our programs include:
- Cooperation with Teacher/Parent requests
- Requests: making needs know; replacing inappropriate behavior with effective communication
- Visual performance
- Receptive Language: understanding what is being said
- Labeling objects, people, etc.
- Conversation: answering questions and responding to what others say
- Play/Leisure skills
- Social Interaction
- Group instruction
- Self help
- Gross and fine motor skills
- Life Skills
- Parent training
Sports and Fitness
Sports and Fitness is an integral part of the Victory Center curriculum. Physical fitness is provided 2-3 times per week all year round. Activities include tennis, bicycling, basketball and the gym. Eligible students also train and participate annually in the Special Olympics.
