Home of the Southeastern Autism Academy
A year-round, inclusive, private day school in Wilmington, NC offering an empowering, educational experience in a family-centric, supportive environment.
Celebrating 10 years
Our Purpose
Our Vision
OASIS NC will continue to be a safe place for autistic individuals to learn and develop meaningful skills; empowering them to embrace their unique strengths, pursue their passions, and participate as an active member in their community.
Our Mission
The mission of OASIS NC is to provide educational programs for autistic individuals that focuses on social emotional communication, relationship development, and life skills.
Our Philosophy
OASIS NC believes in providing a relationship-based experience that focuses on strengths and maintaining a problem-solving attitude.Β We go beyond autism awareness and acceptance, in order to fully appreciate and celebrate autistic individuals for who they are.
Engaging Programs
Exceptional opportunities to explore and expand special talents and build social, athletic, academic, investigative and artistic skills.
A Message from our Director
"We are truly honored to serve many wonderful families and neurodiverse individuals at OASIS NC and the SEA Academy. Our entire team is passionate about empowering individuals with learning differences through educational opportunities and experiences that enhance growth and expand horizons.β - Erika Merriman, M.Ed - Executive Director/Co-Founder
Why Families Love OASIS NC
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Meet the cutest tiniest little visitor we have ever had: Elephant! Elephant was just rescued by Mr Trevor and needed some extra care and love (he is only a couple weeks old!) He loved listening in on class today from his cage and the kids were so excited to meet this tiny ball of cuteness π₯° π
#rescue #mouse #visitor #class
Presenting the official movie posters for the 2024 OASIS NC Film Festival!
If you are interested in attending contact us and we can let you know if we have seats available to reserve a spot β€οΈ
This yearβs theme was a twist on βfablesβ and each group chose a moral to create a story around. Students have worked SO hard on these films and canβt wait to share them with everyone!
Today we had a new classmate on our west coast side! Zeb!!!
Zeb is a sweet rooster from @blueberrylanefas and he has been feeling a little lonely this past week at his house since Debbie, the founder, passed away. Zeb has a physical disability in his feet due to an infection that did not heal properly (bumble foot). We are so grateful for Zeb to be able to get to spend some time with students and have adventures to make sure he feels extra loved π₯° (and yes, that is a diaper on him that you see π)
#rooster #zeb #chicken #chickensofinstagram #roostersofinstagram #school #autism #love
This student earns βzoomβ time each day and we always have a visual for him to transition off and head to lunch. Today we verbally told him it was time to go to lunch so he found a dry erase marker and made his own visual before we even had a chance to! It blew us all away! Way to go!
#autism #visual #amazing #student
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