The Joy School

The Joy School is a K-8th-grade, nonsectarian, private-independent school for intellectually capable students with learning differences such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, expressive or receptive language disorder, social pragmatic disorder, anxiety, autism spectrum disorder (level 1), or executive functioning challenges. Students are grouped as cohesively as possible based on the kind of instruction they need. Teachers are empowered to make curricular decisions based on the needs of their students rather than a one size fits all curriculum. The most transformative outcomes are not just in improved skills, but in our students’ sense of self. Receiving schools frequently celebrate our students’ impressive self-awareness, self-acceptance, and self-advocacy skills as confident, independent learners. Parents repeatedly tell us “I feel like I have my child back!”