Academic Support
The Academic Achievement Center
For more than 30 years, the Academic Achievement Center’s (AAC) professional learning specialists have helped students achieve academic success and personal growth in all four divisions. Heathwood Hall believes that all children bring different talents alongside different challenges and have the potential for academic excellence in a supportive and empowering learning environment.
Through a network of multidisciplinary services focused on empowering students as life-long learners, the AAC promotes positive self-esteem, self-awareness and management, independence, and self-advocacy.
Please explore all that the AAC offers to students and families below. If you have any questions about programs and services for Middle School students, please contact Glen DeLaney, Head of Middle School, at gdelaney@heathwood.org. If you have an Upper School student, please contact George Scouten, Head of Upper School, at gscouten@heathwood.org.
Services
- Tutoring
Individualized tutoring in specific content areas is available to Heathwood students who require additional academic support to master subjects and study skills. Individual sessions in the AAC are typically 45–60 minutes in length and take place between the hours of 7:30 AM and 4:00 PM Monday – Friday. Students may schedule tutoring during free periods, study halls, or before and after school. Please read our Tutor Expectations.
- Speech Therapy
Speech Therapy Services are available for students on campus through two providers:
The first is our local school district, Richland School District One. To request an evaluation, contact Dr. Candice Greene at candice.greene@richlandone.org.
The second is our private provider, Kid Connections Therapy Services, LLC. For an additional fee, Kid Connections provides screenings and evaluations as well as private therapy on campus during the school day for qualifying students. Contact Heidi Bozard at heidi@kid-connections.com.
- Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapy is available from our contracted provider, Prisma Health-Midlands, for children who demonstrate delays with gross motor skills, fine motor skills, visual-motor skills, decreased coordination skills, poor handwriting, and sensory processing difficulties. A board-certified occupational therapist evaluates students. Families and teachers are then provided with recommendations and goals. Individual treatment sessions occur during the regular school day, focusing on improving the child’s development.
- Academic Coaching
Sometimes students struggle with organization, study skills, and time management. Our academic coaches help students identify goals, set priorities and stay motivated and on track to achieve these goals. Coaches also work with students to identify learning styles, study habits, and difficulties with organization. Students are engaged in the following activities: monitoring weekly grades, reviewing past tests or quizzes to determine common mistakes or difficult areas, and looking ahead at weekly calendars and schedules to help plan for papers, homework time, and tests. Furthermore, academic coaches help students strengthen such skills as reading comprehension, written communication, and note taking. Individual sessions are typically 45– 60 minutes in length in the AAC between the hours of 7:30 AM and 4:00 PM Monday – Friday. Students may schedule tutoring during free periods, study halls, and before and after school.
Additional Resources
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