Kids’ learning differences, like dyslexia and ADHD, are not always recognized in their schools. And if they are, they are sometimes pulled out of class for separate support. Oftentimes, those who are supporting kids aren’t necessarily trained in ways that can really help. That’s where Benchmark School comes in.
Benchmark School provides holistic support, individualized educational experiences tailored to the strengths and challenges of each student, and – best of all – support and instruction happens in the classroom. Teachers work with students to build up self-awareness of how they learn, providing critical strategies, as well as building self-esteem, which is especially important for kids who’ve struggled to learn elsewhere.
What makes Benchmark School different from other schools? When your bright child has a learning difference, you want to be sure that you are choosing an educational home where your child will be understood, supported, and able to thrive.
Here are four reasons why Benchmark School is the right place for your child.
1) Benchmark Technique: This is the only place to get a Benchmark education: an education that provides your child with the skills to thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. This is the only place where your child can benefit from an academic foundation formed by the exclusive and holistic Benchmark approach.
2) Executive Function Skills Expertise: Many students with ADHD and other learning differences struggle with executive function skills -- these essential processes that allow students to manage tasks and work purposefully toward goals. At Benchmark School, they are experts in helping students develop executive function skills. Indeed, executive function skills instruction is at the heart of their educational program. With decades of experience and technique in hand, Benchmark School knows how to provide children with the precise level of support they need to take control of their own thinking, make good decisions, and achieve goals. These are the skills that Benchmark students carry with them throughout their schooling and in life to plan, organize, keep focus, be persistent, regulate their emotions, and adapt to change.
3) Student Self-Knowledge: Benchmark School's methods teach children to understand themselves as learners -- their strengths, their preferences, and the strategies that aid their success. This self-knowledge builds confidence and empowers students to speak up for their needs, deepening their learning experience. Benchmark graduates are known and respected for their self-knowledge and self-advocacy, and they carry this knowledge of themselves as learners with them to high school, college, and beyond.
4) Beyond Benchmark: By the time Benchmark students are ready to leave at the end of 8th grade, they are fully equipped with the tools and strategies that they will use to thrive in high school. Benchmark School knows that choosing the right high school for your child -- a school that will support and advance your child's personal academic and emotional growth -- is a big decision, and their dedicated Transition Team supports your child and your family through every step of the process of selecting a high school. Their Transition Team provides in-depth, intentionally collaborative support for your family that you will find nowhere else. Benchmark School provides you with their insights on your child's educational profile and learning styles, and to discuss your family's desires and the relative merits of local high schools. Benchmark's Transition Team empowers families to make the smoothest transition and find the right fit for your child's future educational home.
Benchmark School
2107 North Providence Rd.
Media, PA 19063
Phone: 610.565.3741
Fax: 610.565.3872
E-mail: mainoffice@benchmarkschool.org
