Skylar Hadden School

Very engaged leadership with a clear vision and heart. While we eventually chose another school for our child the cofounder and office manager were both extremely helpful and engaging during the period of overwhelm and feeling of crisis that came with finding out my child was neuroatypical and couldnt be adequately served in our former school.

We placed our son with Aspergers at Skylar Hadden in the 4th Grade. With the expertise of the Skylar Hadden staff and low student-teacher ratio he was able to get the consistency and immediate intervention he needed to learn to regulate himself and improve his social interactions. Not all of the students are on the spectrum nor are they at the same developmental milestones. The multi-age multi-ability environment gave him positive peer models and is enabling his growing academic and social cognitive successes. He finally feels like he belongs.In 2014 they began renovating the facility and exterior spaces and that work continues with corporate sponsorships and community support.

This school has saved our family The public school system was ill-equipped to handle our sons learning and social disabilities ADHD bipolar and was failing him badly. Fortunately we stumbled upon Skylar Haddens nurturing and supportive environment and within a month his self-esteem and love of learning were restored allowing him to thrive intellectually and socially. SHS provides a positive structured learning environment which places emphasis on personal responsibility strong study skills and a sense of community. Some of the reasons for Skylar Haddens success is its extremely low student teacher ratio grouping students according to their abilities as opposed to specific grade levels and developing teaching plans that are customized for each individual. The school doesnt have the resources that a larger well funded institution might but the dedication of the staff to the well-being of the entire child far exceeds what weve seen in any other school.