SANDE Bridge
Socializing Acceptance of Neurodiversity in Early Childhood
Introducing SANDE Bridge
SANDE (Socializing Acceptance of Neurodiversity in Early Childhood) Bridge is social-emotional curriculum for early childhood educators to use with children ages 3-6.
Created with collaborations from:
INCLUSIVE social-emotional education is possible with the SANDE Bridge
Embrace all children as equal.
Inclusion isn’t about having a variety of kids in your class, its about creating a learning environment that’s supportive of all. You can feel confident that with the SANDE Bridge you are well on your way to true inclusion.
Remove the stigma of difference and embrace diversity.
With topics like Similarities and Differences, Many Ways of Listening and Understanding Needs, children learn that there are many right ways to be!
Complete package- training for you, engaging content for kids.
Your whole classroom will be supported with the included professional development for your team as well as stories and activities designed to teach SANDE concepts to students.
Easy to implement, life changing results.
Step into the newest wave of education by embracing the concept of neurodiversity with ease, confident that you are supporting all of the students in your class in learning to build bridges of understanding with one another.
Integrating evidence-based learning methods
We’ve deliberately structured our Bridges Learning System course curriculum based on evidence-based practices (EBPs) established by scientific, peer-reviewed research. You can learn more about the specific practices we’ve put into place below.
Your subscription to SANDE Bridge curriculum comes with a ton of great features.
Choose your own path story time books
Access to 10 online choose your own path books that will keep your kids engaged and learning about how different people learn, interact and play.
“Just in Time” professional development
Feel fully prepared to deliver each social-emotional lesson with your kids by watching the accompanying professional development that goes along with each unit.
Family resources
Ready to send home caregiver packets provide support to the whole family as they learn how to better communicate and connect within our neurodiverse world.
Upbeat child friendly music
Beloved children’s singer songwriters Raffi and Lindsay Munroe will have voices singing and toes tapping as children learn about themselves and one another.
Extend the learning
Accompanying classroom activities offer ideas of how to use classroom materials and spaces to support all learners in an inclusive environment.
Support the social emotional growth and understanding of all of your students
There isn't one right way to communicate, listen, think or socialize. Embrace each child's uniqueness and support an understanding of neurodiversity in your classroom with the SANDE Bridge. With something for everyone you and your team will learn about neurodiversity with the provided professional development while your students are charmed by the SANDE Bridge characters and stories. You'll also deepen your connection with caregivers using the SANDE Bridge informational handouts that are ready for you to send home!
Frequently asked questions
Or contact us at any time
info@bridgeslearningsystem.com
The SANDE Bridge was designed to be used in the early childhood classroom setting to teach children of all different neurotypes (ADHD, Autistic, Neurotypical, etc) to recognize their own ways of thinking and being, embrace others, and ultimately bridge understanding between people.
No, the SANDE Bridge is not a school. It’s an online- based, educator led curriculum to be used in the early childhood classroom setting (ages 3-6). Parents and caregivers that are interested in the SANDE Bridge for their child(ren) can send us an email and we can try to help find a school using the SANDE Bridge near you.
Families whose children are in a SANDE Bridge classroom won’t have access to the classroom materials but will receive a newsletter from their teacher that describes each of the topics being taught and how to support children at home.
One SANDE Bridge subscription will support a whole classroom of students and educators. Additional classroom subscriptions can be purchased for an added fee.
The SANDE Bridge curriculum covers 10 topics.
- Same and Different
- Playing and Having Fun
- Many Ways of Communicating/ Talking
- Many Ways of Listening
- Understanding Needs
- Recognizing Feelings
- Self-Advocacy
- Finding Fairness
- Solving Problems
- Celebrating Me
Most other Social-Emotional Learning programs (even those designed for neurodivergent children) focus on teaching children that there are “right” and “wrong” ways to communicate, socialize and even think! It may not be obvious at first, but consider the SEL program that you are currently using, does it allow for a variety of people to exist in ways that are natural for them? The SANDE Bridge supports children in being their authentic selves, and creates understanding across people, without enforcing a single “right” way.
We are a strong supporter of the disability justice mantra “Nothing about us, without us”. Not only are the writers/ creators of the SANDE Bridge neurodivergent. The curriculum was built on feedback and input from the larger neurodivergent community.
For each unit there is a newsletter called “Nurturing Neurodiversity” that educators are encouraged to send home. These handouts describe the topic being taught in the classroom and how to support children at home.
There are no specific degrees/ certifications required for using the SANDE Bridge. We recommend that anyone using the child facing content participate in the professional development to ensure that the content is being delivered appropriately and you are making the most of the SANDE Bridge.
The included SANDE Bridge professional development is broken by topic into short easily digestible 10–15-minute mini-trainings (approximately 2 hours of training total).
Yes, the child facing lessons use evidence-based practices (EBS) established by scientific, peer-reviewed research. These practices have then been situated in a neurodiversity-affirming program. Read more about how each of these EBPs is incorporated into the SANDE Bridge learning modules.
The SANDE Bridge is broken into 10 units which build on one another. You can choose to use one SANDE Bridge unit each week, or each month. In addition to the professional development for your team, each unit contains a read-aloud, choose your own path story with supplemental materials, a classroom activity, and a parent handout.
Please don’t hesitate to reach out with individual questions, we’re happy to help.
Get Started with SANDE Bridge Today
Create a truly inclusive early childhood classroom, that celebrates all different ways of being with SANDE Bridge.
SANDE Bridge for Educators
$250 / year One Classroom
- 10 social emotional learning units at your fingertips
- Engaging stories, songs and activities for children ages 3-5
- Bite-size professional development to support teachers as they implement each unit
- Plan includes access for use in one classroom (each additional $45).
- 30-day money-back guarantee
Single User All Access Subscription
$685 / year One Classroom / Clinician
- Includes FULL access to SANDE Bridge and SEA Bridge
- Includes use for one classroom / clinician
- 30-day money-back guarantee
Clinic / School All Access Subscription
$1,500 / year Shared Plan
- Includes FULL access to SANDE Bridge and SEA Bridge
- Includes use for up to 5 classrooms / clinicians (each additional $250/ year)
- 30-day money-back guarantee