Program description
Our Student Profile
Our students possess some or all of the following characteristics:
- ADHD
- Average IQ
- Dislike of school
- Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia
- Lacking self-confidence
- Learning challenges
- Low self-esteem
- Labeled an “underachiever”
- Difficulty sitting still
- Poor writing skills
- Poor reading and/or comprehension skills
- Severe reading deficiencies
- Specials needs or general education
- Non-Traditional Learner
- Thinks outside the box
The Academy NJ is a Specialized Accredited School for Children with Dyslexia, ADHD, and Non-Traditional Learners located in Holmdel, NJ in the magnificent Bell Works facility.
Progress Not Perfection
We support our students' growth and development by allowing them to progress at their own pace. Each student is a unique human being with specific strengths and weaknesses. It is unrealistic to expect all students to achieve academic benchmarks at the same age. We assess our students when they enter our school and this dictates where we start with them with regard to the instruction they receive.
We provide progress monitoring continuously throughout the year and parents are provided with weekly feedback in the form of GREATNESS Reports.
The Academy NJ is a Specialized Accredited School for Children with Dyslexia, ADHD, and Non-Traditional Learners located in Holmdel, NJ in the magnificent Bell Works facility.
Comfortable & Flexible
Why is it that adults get to be comfortable and productive with their seating and/or furniture while they are at work? But the complete opposite is inflicted on our kids while we are asking them to learn? The Academy “Way” is for our students to sit, stand, or lay on the floor in a manner and/or using furniture that is both comfortable and flexible. Our kids are human beings too gosh darnit!
The Academy NJ is a Specialized Accredited School for Children with Dyslexia, ADHD, and Non-Traditional Learners located in Holmdel, NJ in the magnificent Bell Works facility.
Year-Round Calendar
Our year-round calendar is an example of our commitment to our students’ overall success. We keep students engaged in learning every month throughout a calendar year. Ultimately, our finish line is high school graduation. We view the continuum of learning as a marathon, not a sprint. We are proud of our year-round calendar and believe that it helps our teachers and students continue to be refreshed and ready to teach and learn.
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The Academy NJ is a Specialized Accredited School for Children with Dyslexia, ADHD, and Non-Traditional Learners located in Holmdel, NJ in the magnificent Bell Works facility.
Individual Attention
Providing our students with individual attention is important to their ultimate academic success. All of our students receive 1:1 attention at some point during each school day. Our Structured Literacy groups are limited to no more than 3 students and while receiving instruction in other content areas there are 5 or fewer students. Overall, we have a teacher:student ratio of 1:5.
The Academy NJ is a Specialized Accredited School for Children with Dyslexia, ADHD, and Non-Traditional Learners located in Holmdel, NJ in the magnificent Bell Works facility.
GREATNESS
We believe all children have a GREATNESS to be discovered and cultivated. What makes your head and heart happy? This is the question we ask to help them discover what this GREATNESS might be. The Academy Way is to focus most of our time on the strengths of our students, not their weaknesses. We help our children understand who they are, what their strengths are, and how to minimize their weaknesses. This is what we believe will prove of most value to them in real-life. Their GREATNESS is what makes them special, and we will help our students understand this.
The Academy NJ is a Specialized Accredited School for Children with Dyslexia, ADHD, and Non-Traditional Learners located in Holmdel, NJ in the magnificent Bell Works facility.