Our Purpose
We are a school that serves bright dyslexic students with strong visual-spatial thinking skills. Our program is unique and designed specifically for this population of students.
The elementary school classes (1st- 5th grades) are no larger than 6 students in a classroom and the middle school classes (6th – 8th grades) have an average of 8 students in a classroom.
All of our students rotate teachers throughout the day and are placed in classes that will allow us to work with them at their readiness level in mathematics and language arts.
Our Program
Our curriculum and program strives to inspire the students to explore areas of interest to them and to take an active part in their education. We do this through allowing student choice as often as possible, from books they read, to topics they write about, to the way the present what they have learned. This creates a learning environment where the education and what each student is working on can be highly individualized.
Our teachers design learning experiences for the students that build not only fundamental academic skills, but also executive functioning, self-awareness, and self-advocacy skills. These are essential pieces to our program and are woven throughout all classes that the students take.
Age Group
- Elementary school is 6-10
- Middle School is 11-13
Special Needs
Programs are geared towards children with dyslexia. Support for other needs may be available.
Deals
Admission to Athena Academy is made without consideration of need for financial assistance. If accepted, you will be invited to apply for financial aid next.