2e Resources: Schools and Programs

2e Resources: Schools and Programs for 2e Students

The following information has been compiled by 2e: Twice-Exceptional Newsletter based on information provided from its readers. We do not endorse any of these programs or schools, but merely offer them as a starting point for parents in their search for an appropriate learning environment for their children.

Public Schools and School Districts with Programs that Directly Address the Needs of 2e Students

Albuquerque school district – an elementary-level program started by Drs. Dennis Higgins and Elizabeth Nielsen. (See “A Conversation with Drs. Dennis Higgins and Elizabeth Nielsen,” 2e: Twice-Exceptional Newsletter, December, 2004.)
Montgomery County , Maryland . Elementary and high school programs. (See “A Profile: The Montgomery County Public School System,” 2e: Twice-Exceptional Newsletter, June, 2004.) [There have been changes in personnel in this district, so I don’t know if that is affecting the 2e programming.]
A program offered by the Board of Cooperative Educational Services in Westchester County , New York . (See “Profile of 2e Education Pioneer Lois Baldwin,” 2e: Twice-Exceptional Newsletter, August, 2005.)
Cherry Creek school district, CO
Howard County school district, MD
Scottsdale, Arizona, Unified School District and offers a class for gifted with learning disabilities at Zuni Elementary
Paradise Valley, Arizona, Unified School District #69 in Phoenix

Private School Specifically for 2e kids

Bridges Academy, a private college preparatory school for 2e kids in the Los Angeles area – Studio City (See “A Profile of Bridges Academy,” 2e: Twice-Exceptional Newsletter, May, 2006).
Visit www.bridges.edu.
The Lang School for children, and elementary/middle school in New York City. Visit www.thelangschool.org.

Private Schools Recommended to 2e Newsletter

Name	Contact Information	Type of School	Comments
ASSETS School Honolulu, HI	www.assets-school.net	Day School for gifted and/or dyslexic students. Ages 5-18.	Recipient of a Jack Kent Cooke Foundation grant for its commitment to serving 2e students.
Benchmark School Philadelphia, PA	www.benchmark school.org	Day School. Ages 6-14.	Recommended by a parent.
Cambridge School of Weston Weston, MA	www.csw.org	Day and boarding school. Grades 9-12.	Recommended by a psychologist as a school that can address needs of 2e kids.
Centreville School Centreville, DE	www.centreville school.org	Day School. Ages 4-13.	Recommended by a parent. Provides individual educational program for learning-disabled children including integrated services of occupational and speech/language therapy for children. Also provides educational tutoring and therapy.
Chartwell School Seaside, California	www.chartwell.org	Day school for students who have language-related visual and auditory learning challenges with the goal of helping them return successfully to mainstream education. Grades 2-8.	Recipient of a Jack Kent Cooke Foundation grant for its commitment to serving 2e students.
Chrysalis School Woodinville, WA	www.chrysalis-school.com/Home.htm	Day school. Grades K-12.	Recommended by a parent. See profile in 7/07 issue of 2e Newsletter.
Churchill Center and School for Learning Disabilities St. Louis, MO	www.chry salis-school.com/Home.htm	Therapeutic day school for learning disabled children in elementary & middle school.	Recommended by a parent.
Hampshire School Rindge, NH	www.hampshire countryschool.org	Boarding school. Boys only, ages 8-13.	Parent comments: can provide appropriate structure and support for certain students with nonverbal learning disabilities, Tourette Syndrome, ADHD, Asperger Syndrome, and other disorders; but it is not a treatment program.
Jemicy School Baltimore , MD	www.jemicyschool .org	Day school for college-bound students ages 6-18. Uses a multi-sensory curriculum to address dyslexia and other language-based learning differences.	Recipient of a Jack Kent Cooke Foundation grant for its commitment to serving 2e students.
John Dewey Academy Great Barrington, MA	www.jda.org	Boarding school. Grades 9-12.	Recommended by a psychologist as a therapeutic boarding school for gifted kids with emotional difficulties.
The Khabele School Austin, TX	www.thekhabele school.org	Day school. Grades 6-12.	Recommended by a parent.
The Lab School Washington DC and Baltimore, MD	www.labschool.org	Day school. Grades K-12. For children with average to gifted intelligence who also have dyslexia, language-based disabilities, and/or AD/HD. Teaches all areas of the curriculum through the arts.	Profiled in 11/08 issue of 2e Newsletter.
Lawrence School Broadview Heights , OH	www.lawrence school.org	Day school. Grades 1-12. For bright students with learning and attention differences.	Recipient of a Jack Kent Cooke Foundation grant for its commitment to serving 2e students.
The Marvelwood School Kent, CT	www.themarvelwood school.org	Boarding school. Grades 9-12.	Recommended by a psychologist as a school that can address needs of 2e kids.
Norbel School Elkridge, MD	www.norbelschool.org	Day school. Grades 1-12. For children with average to gifted intelligence who also have speech and language disabilities, specific learning differences, and/or high-functioning autism spectrum disorders.	Recommended by a parent.
Peabody School Albemarle County, VA	www.peabody school.org	Day school. Grades K-8.	Recommended by a parent.
Pilot School Wilmington, DE	www.pilotschool.org	Day School. Ages 5-14.	Recommended by a parent.
Winston School Dallas, TX	www.winston- school.org	Day school. Grades 1-12.	Recommended by a parent.

Public Charter School Recommended to 2e Newsletter

Name

Contact Information

Type of School

Comments

City Academy

Salt Lake City, Utah

www.cityacademyslc.org

Grades 7-12.

Comment by parent: “I am very thrilled with how they are working with [my son’s] strengths and challenges. I would recommend this as a school for parents of 2e kids in the Salt Lake area to consider.”