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Camp Kodiak
4069 Pheasant Run Mississauga Ontario, Canada L5L 2C2
Web: www.campkodiak.com
E-mail: info@campkodiak.com
Toll-free: 877-569-7595
Groups served: children, teens
An integrated, non-competitive camp serving children and teens with and without ADHD, LD, NLD, and Asperger’s syndrome. Staffed by teachers, psychologists, social workers, child youth workers, recreation specialists, and university students. Staff/camper ratio is 1:2. We offer a social- skills program, an academic program, and more than 50 sports & activities. Facilities include modern, lakefront log cabins with full bathrooms and showers, and indoor and outdoor sports facilities on 425 acres (including 2.5 miles of waterfront).
Club Kodiak
4069 Pheasant Run Mississauga Ontario, Canada L5L 2C2
Web: www.campkodiak.com/club
E-mail: info@campkodiak.com
Toll-free: 877-569-7595
Group served: young adults (19+)
Club Kodiak, which grew out of Camp Kodiak, is a residential program for young adults 19+ with ADHD, LD, NLD and Asperger’s syndrome. We offer an exciting resort experience, which includes more than 30 sports, cultural activities, a life-skills program, and a social-skills program.
The Learning Camp
P.O. Box 1146
Vail, CO 81658
Web: www.learningcamp.com
E-mail: information@ learningcamp.com
Tel: 970-524-2706
Group served: children
For 12 years we have been building confidence and academic success in boys and girls ages 7-14 from a single location tucked in the Vail Valley of Colorado by combining tutoring with traditional summer camp adventure. Five sessions to choose from, June through August. Our staff are professional adults only, no high school or college students, with a staff/camper ratio of 1:3.
NYU Summer Program for Kids
SUNY Maritime College
6 Pennyfield Ln.
Throggs Neck, NY 10465
Web: www.aboutourkids.org
Tel: 212-263-0760/516-358-1811
Group served: children
An eight-week (6/25-8/20), all day, therapeutic program exclusively for children ages 7-11 with ADHD and related disorders. Focus of program is building self-esteem and helping children develop attentional, organizational, and friendship skills. Clinical psychologists and qualified teachers supervise undergraduate and graduate-level counselors. Our staff/camper ratio is 1:1.5. Enrollment is limited.
Summit Camp
18 E. 41st St., Ste. 402
New York, NY 10017
Web: www.summitcamp.com
E-mail: info@summitcamp.com
Toll-free: 800-323-9908
Groups served: children, teens
Summit Camp provides personal attention to boys and girls, ages 8-17, with learning disabilities. Many of our campers have average to above-average intellect, but may be below expected learning levels due to inattention, disorganization, distractibility, and/or social immaturity. Our goal is to provide recreational and social activities that reinforce success, confidence, enthusiasm, and self-worth, that are also fun. Four- or eight-week camps, nine-day mini camps, plus Teen Tour.
SOAR
P.O. Box 388
Balsam, NC 28707
Web: www.soarnc.org
E-mail: admissions@soarnc.org
Tel: 828-456-3435
Groups served: children, teens
SOAR’s ACA accredited outdoor learning centers are just the kind of camp you have been searching for. Serving youth with ADHD and learning disabilities since 1975, our adventure programs are designed to increase self-confidence, encourage social skills, develop problem-solving techniques, and promote leadership abilities. Adventures include rock climbing, rafting, llama treks, horsepacking, snorkeling, sea kayaking, scuba diving, and more.
Frontier Travel Camp
1000 Quayside Ter., #904m
Miami Shores, FL 33138
Web: www.frontiertravelcamp.com
E-mail: info@frontiertravelcamp.com
Toll-free: 866-750-CAMP (2267)
Groups served: teens, adults
A fun and exciting special-needs summer camp alternative for ages 15-35. Frontier travels across the U.S., Canada, Hawaii, Alaska, and Europe. With an educated and experienced staff in related fields, we have a staff/camper ratio of 1:5. All want to travel, make new friends, and feel respected while being independent.
The Ned Hallowell ADHD Summer Enrichment Camp at The Leelanau School
Admissions Office
One Old Homestead Rd.
Glen Arbor, MI 49636
Web: www.leelanau.org
E-mail: admissions@leelanau.org
Toll-free: 800-533-5262
Groups served: children, teens
Spend a week (July 13-18, 2008) with Dr. Ned Hallowell and enjoy an educational and recreational vacation. The camp will explore the entire world of ADHD in its human, as well as its clinical and scientific, dimensions. Dr. Hallowell defines the goal of diagnosis and treatment as the transforming of ADHD from a chronic liability into an overall asset in life using a strength-based approach. This approach mobilizes hope, excitement, and a cascade of positive energy.
Camp Buckskin
8100 Wayzata Blvd.
Golden Valley, MN 55426
Web: www.campbuckskin.com
E-mail: buckskin@spacestar.net
Groups served: children, teens
Buckskin has been helping parents help their children to become more successful since 1959. By converting their potential into abilities, our campers can make and maintain friendships, increase their academic performance, and overall become happier and more successful people.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.