THE SIGNATURE EXECUTIVE FUNCTION PROGRAM
Students at The Highlands School are bright and creative children with dyslexia, ADHD, and other language-based learning differences. Since 1996, The Highlands School has grown to include kindergarten through 12th grade in full-day and homeschool extension programs. The school also offers the Tutoring and Mind Jump Summer Academic Program, allowing the school to help students from other institutes as well.
Executive functioning impacts the ability to focus, prioritize, follow instructions, and more. At The Highlands School, research and experience indicate that strong executive function skills positively affect literacy and math performance. The Highlands School’s signature executive function program helps students develop EF skills (like time management, notetaking, and active listening) through classroom strategies. The school integrates the practice of EF skills and mindfulness into unique small group instruction (in phonics, reading comprehension, and math) and classrooms.
Before coming to The Highlands School, many of the students struggled in school. The individualized and sequential instruction, geared toward success and infused with kindness, fosters a can-do spirit and positive self-image in the students. For most of these students, The Highlands School is the first place they have ever loved coming to school each day!
