High-Support College Prep School for Students who are School Avoidant or have Chronic Absenteeism
Academics West provides exceptional academic programs with social and emotional support for students who exhibit symptoms of school avoidance that impact their social and academic functioning.
With skilled teachers and therapeutic staff, we create a welcoming and engaging environment with more support than a traditional classroom where your child can flourish.
If your child dreads the idea of going to school – Academics West offers personalized programs designed to help students increase attendance, develop resilience and thrive in a supportive environment.
From Resistance to Resilience: The Academics West Approach to Student Engagement
Getting to the root cause that has led to school refusal and developing an individualized program to increase attendance and feeling engaged in education.
Collaborating with parents and outside providers and taking a holistic approach to reduce distress around school.
Creating a safe space for conversations and encouraging an open dialogue about their feelings.
Encouraging positive social connections through extracurricular activities, support staff and small, structured social settings.
Staff who are trained in trauma-informed treatment and social-emotional learning (SEL) practices.
Providing flexibility when needed to reduce anxiety surrounding schoolwork deadlines.
Our tight-knit community of students, staff, and friends embrace individual differences to foster a true sense of belonging.
Our CIA method is proven to help struggling students acquire the skills to become a strategic learner.
Our mentorship programs, Hero’s Council and prosocial milieu reaffirms to students that they are heroes who frame their past struggles as a part of their unique journey.
What is the Academics West Difference?
As the only high-support college preparatory school, AW looks at school differently.
Our specialized approach helps students:
- Gain a deeper understanding of how to manage school avoidance patterns
- Become better equipped to manage academic stress
- Improve their ability to pick up social cues and interpret social context
- Acquire skills to become more resilient and independent
- Emotionally manage frustrating or unpleasant situations
- Successfully use coping skills when triggered by upsetting event
- Become optimistic about their future (99 percent of our students go on to college)
40%
OF FACULTY ARE SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS
100%
of Staff CPI Certified
50%
TOTAL Counseling STAFF WITH DOCTORATE-LEVEL DEGREES
92%
FULL TIME STAFF WITH ADVANCED DEGREES
OVER 10,000 SQUARE FEET
SIZE OF OUR CAMPUS
5:2
LOWER SCHOOL STUDENT TO TEACHER RATIO
10:2
UPPER & MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT TO TEACHER RATIO
2011
YEAR FOUNDED
100%
4-YEAR COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE RATE
75
STUDENT BODY CAPACITY
16
Counselors ON STAFF
Accreditations and Memberships
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