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Educational Options
Boarding Schools
Students
may give up the comfort of home when they go to boarding
school, however, as they become more independent, they discover
a new comfort level and obtain direction for their future.
Boarding schools offer ideal settings for students to learn
responsibility. Typically, they are located in scenic environments,
have incredibly supportive faculty and create warm atmospheres,
which foster lasting friendships. Many teachers live directly
on campus, serving as house parents for the students in their
dorms. They integrate fully into a student’s life so
that students can experience the nurturing feeling of home.
For some students this is their first involvement in sports,
art, music or drama. Others explore more experiential activities,
such as the outdoors. They can experience what it’s
like to be part of a team, perform in front of others, develop
leadership skills or give back to their communities.
The structure that boarding schools offer, with mandatory
study time, helps students organize their time more effectively,
allowing them to obtain skills they may not have had previously.
Those, in particular, with learning disabilities, can benefit
from the extra resources, such as a learning center, right
on campus.
Consistent, overwhelming level of attention, coupled with
an intimate learning environment, makes for a good combination
of factors, leading to confident, happy, well-prepared adolescents.
Boarding Schools for Students with Learning Disabilities,
ADD, ADHD
Too frequently, bright and intellectually
capable students are academically unsuccessful because they
are frustrated by a learning disability. Despite progress
made in understanding learning disabilities, there is a lot
that remains a mystery. However, an intelligent, motivated
student who is diagnosed as learning disabled, can, with
proper guidance and learning assistance, succeed academically
in spite of his or her disability.
Students with diagnosed learning disabilities may display
poor time management skills, organizational difficulties,
visual-spatial weaknesses, dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia,
and difficulty with abstract conceptual reasoning and/or
social situations.
Students with non-verbal learning disabilities often have
difficulty with social cues, peer interactions and may have
emotional overlays of depression, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
(OCD),and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Performance in school may decline with low frustration tolerance
in both academic and social areas. The academic program,
combined with tutorial instruction, enables students to understand
their unique learning styles and develop the tools to address
weaknesses while enhancing strengths.
Those who are in need of specialized services because of
learning differences or neurological disorders, ie. (Aspergers’s,
Autism spectrum disorders, Tourette Syndrome, Traumatic brain
injury), or who may have emotional, behavioral, or psychological
problems, are referred for placement to appropriate schools
and programs.
The services provided by Ms. Kahn are unique because of the
knowledge of specialized facilities, the understanding of
clinical issues, a personal approach to selecting resources
and the ability to help families get the best results for
their investment.
Costs average $25,000-$40,000 per year.
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