AIM Academy
Grade Level: Elementary, Middle School, High School/College Prep School
About
AIM Academy, the Philadelphia area's largest school for students with language-based learning differences, is celebrating 20 years of empowering lives through literacy. AIM's experienced and innovative faculty help students thrive, discover their passions and develop skills to prepare them for college and beyond. AIM’s teaching philosophy includes immersive learning that is integrated throughout the curriculum. The new 17,000-square-foot Global Innovation Hub allows students to create and experiment with emerging technologies and engage in strategic partnerships designed to bring learners together with organizations to work on real life problems side by side.
Awards or Certifications:
- PAIS, ADVIS, PBIDA, Wilson Accredited Partner School
- Outstanding Visual Arts Community designation by the Pennsylvania Art Education Association (PAEA)
- Circuit Trails Coalition Grant Recipient for Pedal and Paddles Program
- IDA-Accredited Training
- Member Haskins Global Literacy Hub
What is your teaching or educational philosophy?
AIM seeks to transform and empower lives through literacy. AIM was created with the belief that children with language-based learning disabilities can and will thrive in a rigorous academic setting when they are taught by a highly committed, experienced and creative faculty who have ongoing access to the latest research, best practices, technological resources, and experts in their field. We dedicate ourselves to putting research into practice every day and are a national-leader in applying research-based best practices for learning to maximize student potential and help students succeed. AIM has also developed professional development literacy training courses to provide more than 50,000 educators at public and private schools in more than 40 states across the country important literacy training to improve student outcomes.
What is your mission statement?
The mission of AIM is to:
- Provide extraordinary educational opportunities to children with language-based learning disabilities such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia, utilizing research-based intervention strategies and an arts-based learning environment that is college preparatory in scope and sequence.
- Develop a center for educational excellence and professional development to disseminate best practices to educators by providing access to the latest research-based curriculum, technology, and training.
Enrollment
395