A school for children and young adults with autism is relocating from a Hoffman Estates office park to site in Elgin with a more campus-like setting and a more school-like experience for students and staff, officials said.
The new Elgin campus for Winston Knolls School provides a free-standing building and lots of space for nature and play activities for its students with autism, officials said.
Winston Knolls Principal Robert Lee also said it will be unique in that they won’t be sharing the space with any other company or organization.“I’ve spent my career in education, and very, very few schools like ours have standalone buildings,” Lee said. The school’s second floor will include a gym and a large multipurpose space that can be configured for physical education activities, after-school events and celebrations, he said.
Winston Knolls is approved by the Illinois State Board of Education as nonpublic special education center that provides specialized education, therapeutic services and transitional training for children and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder and other related special needs. It is one of 154 programs of its kind in Illinois, Belmonte said.They work with students from 30 school districts throughout Chicago’s collar counties, Elgin-based District U-46 being its biggest client, he said.
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