Why Families Choose Independent Schools for Students with LD

Independent schools are a natural place for families with students with Learning Disabilities to seek an exceptional education for their child. Classes are small, teaching is viewed as rigorous, teachers are nurturing and truly know the children they teach. This is a perfect scenario for the parent who sees a smaller classroom as the "fix" for a child who has struggled to learn in a public school setting.

Others come to Independent Schools for support for students who wouldn't otherwise qualify given the strict codes of public school special education. Others prefer to avoid the labeling, IEP meetings, testing, and stigma that often comes with special education.

Independent schools can and should be the answer for many students who have mild learning issues but excel in other areas--the arts, specific academic areas, social leaders, athletics, and community service. The perseverence, resiliency, and self-understanding that a well-supported student with LD brings to a school can be life changing for the school as well as the student.