Camps & Schools, Part 2
School Directory
SOUTHEAST
Beacon College
105 E. Main Street
Leesburg, FL 34748
Web: www.beaconcollege.edu
E-mail: admissions@beaconcollege.edu
Tel: 352-787-7660
Groups served: co-ed, teens, adults
The nation’s only four-year college exclusively for students with language-based learning disabilities and/or ADHD, Beacon College prides itself on a critical thinking component which permeates all content area courses, a dedicated faculty, individualized academic mentoring, a cultural studies and travel abroad program, field placement opportunities, and an active student life program.
NORTHEAST
Landmark College
River Rd. South
Putney, VT 05346
Web: www.landmark.edu
Tel: 802-387-6718
Group served: co-ed, teens, adults
Landmark College is America’s leading college for students with learning disabilities and ADHD. Students ‘learn how to learn’ in new ways to become successful and independent learners. Its two-year associate degrees in business administration, business studies, general studies, and liberal arts prepare graduates to complete their bachelor’s degrees at top colleges and universities nationwide.
Curry College
1071 Blue Hill Ave.
Milton, MA 02186
Web: www.curry.edu
E-mail: pal@curry.edu
Tel: 617-333-2210
Groups served: co-ed, teens, adults
Founded in 1879, Curry College is a private,
co-educational, four-year, liberal arts-based institution located on a wooded 137-acre campus in Milton, MA. The Program for Advancement of Learning (PAL) at Curry College has celebrated more than 35 years as a strength-based institution for bright, college-able students with language-based learning disabilities and/or ADHD.
Eagle Hill School
242 Old Petersham Rd.
Hardwick, MA 01037
Web: www.ehs1.org
E-mail: admission@ehs1.org
Tel: 413-477-6000
Groups served: co-ed, teens
Eagle Hill School is a co-educational college preparatory boarding school for students with average to above-average cognitive ability who have been diagnosed with LD and/or ADHD. Individualized programming focuses on academic, social, and personal growth. Five-week summer program available for boys and girls ages 10-18.
The Gow School
2491 Emery Rd., P.O. Box 85
South Wales, NY 14139-0085
Web: www.gow.org
E-mail: summer@gow.org
Tel: 716-652-3450
Groups served: co-ed, children, teens
The nation’s oldest college preparatory boarding school for boys diagnosed with dyslexia or similar language-based learning disabilities. Remediation is offered through a multi-sensory, phonetic-based Orton approach. The school offers full athletic and fine arts programs that complement the areas of giftedness of the dyslexic/learning-different student. The summer school program provides an outstanding curriculum for students who have experienced academic difficulties or have language-based learning differences.
The Lab School of Washington
4759 Reservoir Rd., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20007
Web: www.labschool.org
Tel: 202-965-6600
Groups served: co-ed, teens
Founded in 1967 by Sally L. Smith, The Lab School of Washington is internationally recognized and offers individualized instruction to students in kindergarten through 12th grade with average to superior intelligence and moderate to significant learning disabilities. Pioneer school in educating bright, talented, college-bound students with learning disabilities through an integrated services, arts-based approach.
MIDWEST
The Leelanau School
1 Old Homestead Rd.
Glen Arbor, MI 49636
Web: www.leelanau.org
Toll-free: 800-533-5262
Groups served: co-ed, teens, adults
The Leelanau School is an experience-based, five-senses learning community where students in grades 9-12 live and discover together on Lake Michigan’s wooded shore. We build on each student’s learning strengths, creatively using hands-on projects and our dramatic natural setting to help students gain a fresh new sense of independence, engagement, and capability. “I believe I have found the PERFECT program for any high school child with ADHD, dyslexia, dysgraphia, or dyscalculia. I believe you could not find a better place.”
—Dr. Edward Hallowell
WEST
Aspen Education Group
17777 Center Court Dr., Ste. 300
Cerritos, CA 90703
Web: www.aspeneducation.com
Toll-free: 866-453-7980
Groups served: co-ed, children, teens, young adults
Aspen is recognized nationwide as the leading provider of education programs designed to help students overcome personal challenges. Our programs range from short tern intervention to long term residential treatment. Aspen’s “whole child,” family-systems focus integrates therapy, counseling, experiential learning, and academics. This hands-on, caring approach provides the personal attention that has helped more than 4,000 students each year reach their full potential at school, home, and in life.
MULTIPLE LOCATIONS
College Living Experience
Web: www.cleinc.net
E-mail: Patrica Giner, pginer@esa-education.com
Toll-free: 800-486-5058
Groups served: co-ed, teens, adults
College Living Experience (CLE) is a program designed to help students with learning disabilities transition into a life full of opportunity, independence and success. The program provides academic, independent living skills, and social skills support. CLE is located in Illinois, Florida, Maryland, Texas, Colorado, and California.
