Athena Academy

Athena Academy is a non-profit private school established in 2010, devoted to educating bright children with Dyslexia. The school is located on a spacious campus in Palo Alto, near Stanford University. We serve grades 1-8. Our approach to teaching dyslexics is based on methods indicated by the latest neuroscience and educational research. We use a blend of teaching methods to accelerate learning for the widest range of dyslexic students. We provide:

-1 to 6 ratio of teachers to students in the elementary school and 1 to 8 in the middle school.

-Small, calm classrooms with an average of 6 students (elementary) or 8 students (middle) in the room with one teacher.

-A unique blend of teaching methods: advanced Visual-Spatial methods combined with traditional sequential and phonics-based methods to address the areas of weakness.

-Challenging classes in Advanced Science, Social Studies, History, Art, Technology, and Performing Arts to develop the students strengths and gifts.

-Teachers with excellent backgrounds and talent who receive in-depth training and ongoing professional development to enable them to provide outstanding education for dyslexic learners.