The daily schedule combines four core academic classes with four electives. Core classes concentrate on the subjects of reading, writing, math and pragmatics, with an emphasis placed on the greatest area of need for each individual student.

Eagle Hill places a premium on providing individual attention, and our 5:1 student to teacher ratio ensures that attention is focused and productivity is maximized. Our teachers understand the needs of their students and employ the most effective methods possible to ensure success both in and out of the classroom.

Elective courses allow students the opportunity to explore the arts, world languages, topics in science, and a wide range of other areas

Elective offerings typically include:

Desktop Publishing Psychology Organization and Time
Graphic Arts Current Events Management
Photography Colonial America Study Skills
Woodworking Holocaust Fly Fishing
Outdoor Adventure Historical Fiction Nutrition & Culinary
Course Astronomy Arts
Creative Writing Model Rocketry Latin
Poetry Office Applications French
History of America Keyboarding Spanish
Film Internet Research Russian



Eagle Hill School is a private co-educational college preparatory boarding school for students with learning disabilities in grades 8-12. Specific learning differences include: Dyslexia, Language Based Learning Disability, Attention Deficit Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and Nonverbal Learning Disability. Eagle Hill School also offers a five week academic and recreational summer camp for students ages 10-18 who have been diagnosed with learning disabilities. Eagle Hill School is the preeminent private high school for students with learning disabilities and ADHD who demonstrate average to above average cognitive ability. Please inquire for more information or visit Eagle Hill School's learning disability resources. Eagle Hill School also publishes Ad Hoc, a peer-reviewed journal on education theory, research, and practice.

 Common acronyms for learning differences and learning disabilities include:

 LD [Learning Disability or Learning Disabilities], LLD [Language Based Learning Disability], ADD [Attention Deficit Disorder], ADHD [Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder], and NLD [Nonverbal Learning Disability].


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