WAE Center News

A celebration of talents in every art form! The bench of talent at JSDD and the WAE Center runs very deep! This year, the culminating performance in honor of JDAIM (Jewish Disabilities Awareness, Acceptance and Inclusion Month) was expertly coordinated by Jessica …

WAE Center Variety Show & Café – 2025 Read More

On Sunday November 10th, 150 people gathered to honor Marilynn Schneider for her 20 years of inspiration in Directing the WAE Center at JSDD. Those gathered included: longtime, friends, families of residents and members, current and former staffers, current and former volunteers, …

Marilynn Schneider and the WAE to Evolve Exhibit – 20 Years of Leadership and Art Read More

The WAE Center at JSDD is a holistic, creative and expressive arts learning center, dedicated to Finding the Spark Within. This year is the 20th anniversary of this cutting-edge program, and WAE to Evolve represents the work of WAE Studio artists throughout …

WAE to Evolve – 20 Years of WAE Art Read More

Recognizing Marilynn Schneider on the 20th Anniversary of the WAE Center Sunday, November 10th, 2024 11am–2pm 760 Northfield Ave, West Orange, NJ 07052 The WAE Center at JSDD is known throughout the community and the State of NJ as a premier model …

Celebrating Marilynn Schneider as the WAE Center turns 20! Read More

The WAE Center’s cooking class has been busy with our Cooking Consultant, Crystal Dickerson from Plant Based Planet LLC. This class has been designed to teach participants valuable life skills, promote healthy eating habits, and inspire creativity in the kitchen, including many delicious recipes such as biscuits and gravy, Mac and Cheese and more (all vegan!) The energy in the room is always electric but especially during a recent pancake making class as participants discovered they could be creative with their pancakes. “Who doesn’t love pancakes?”
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The garden at the WAE (Wellness, Arts & Enrichment) Center is both: a place of hustle and bustle and of slow growth and discovery. This summer has been particularly exciting with the addition of 500 pollinator plants that we were given by the Xerces Society. Veggies have been harvested, rocks painted, and everyone has had individual and group experiences in this compact natural habitat. The garden provides inspiration, education, respite and connection to the natural world!
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