The Burkard School

Many children can benefit from the supportive structure of The Burkard School. A child with ADHD, anxiety, sensory processing disorder, high-functioning Asperger’s or autism, or other underlying challenge that makes it difficult to conform to a traditional classroom setting can flourish in our environment. A diagnosis is not necessary for admission. With our level of support, our students are able to be engaged, on-task, and regulated the majority of the school day. That support includes: a small classroom size of no more than 10 students per classroom through 5th grade and 12 students in middle school, a behavior specialist dedicated to each classroom, and explicit social-emotional learning instruction every day. It does not include psychological or occupational therapies.

The Burkard School offers rigorous academics and accepts students who are capable of working at or above grade level. However, we understand that your child’s maladaptive behavior in the previous classroom settings might have prevented them from accessing their full education. It is not uncommon for our students to come to us having missed significant instructional time and as a result have some gaps in their grade level content knowledge. We meet your child where they are academically in order to unlock their learning potential. Please note, however, that The Burkard School does not have learning specialists on staff and so cannot support students demonstrating significant learning differences.