AIM~Academy In Manayunk
- A School (grades 1-12) for children with language-based learning disabilities, such as dyslexia, dysgraphia and dyscalculia
- A Professional Develoment Center for educators and practitioners
- A Tutoring and Testing Center
Mission Statement
- To provide extraordinary educational opportunities to children with language-based learning disabilities such as dyslexia, dysgraphia and dyscalculia, utilizing research-based intervention.
- To develop a center for educational excellence and professional development to disseminate best practices to educators throughout the region by providing access to the latest research-based curriculum, technology, and training.
- provide a rigorous quality education for a lifetime of learning
- provide intensive remediation and teaching of strategies
- employ all the art forms as central to the educative process and treat the arts as scholarly pursuits
- bring multi-sensory and experiential learning into each classroom
- provide enrichment, cultural, and sports activities to enhance learning experiences
- support and educate parents in regard to school and home issues
- engage in research to facilitate excellent instruction
- incorporate the latest technology into all programs
- keep staff highly challenged, in touch with brain research and its implications for teaching, designing new approaches to stay on the cutting edge of the field
- disseminate best practices through workshops, lectures and seminars to school partners and universities
- encourage the child's strengths to flourish while working on areas of need
- challenging a child's mind while caring for the student's emotional well being
- replicate The Lab School model
- provide tutoring services in reading, math, writing and homework support
- provide a summer program to support continued reading, writing and math development while enhancing and enriching student's background knowledge
