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2 | august 8, 2019 | 22nd century media private school Guide
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Cove School gives students with learning
disabilities education they deserve
The Cove School provides
highly individualized
education and life strategies
for students with complex
learning disabilities.
For over 70 years, Cove
has believed that every
child, given the appropriate
support, accommodations
and time, has the potential
to learn, grow and
flourish. The Cove School
has changed lives and built
futures for countless students
and their families.
A private K–12 day
school in Northbrook,
Cove is a national leader
in learning disability education,
a special education
center approved by
ISBE to serve students
with Learning Disabilities,
Speech and Language Disabilities,
Other Health Impaired
(OHI), Emotional
Disabilities and Traumatic
Brain Injury (TBI).
Cove’s dual purpose is
to provide students with
customized learning strategies
to complete an academic
curriculum and to
facilitate the development
of their social, emotional
and self-advocacy skills.
This approach creates a
space for students to build
the self-confidence necessary
to make a successful
transition to their community
schools or to make
post-secondary choices.
While serving nearly
170 students from over
50 school districts each
year, Cove limits class
sizes to no more than 10
students per class. Cove’s
118 staff members range
from unit-level teachers
to clinical support-minded
specialists, such as speech
and language pathologists,
social workers, reading
teachers, occupational
therapists and more.
At all unit levels, Cove
provides individualized
“whole child” education,
implementing robust programs
in STEAM, art, music,
drama, PE, transition
services and more. In the
classroom, Cove integrates
cutting-edge research into
every aspect of its instructional
methods, including:
• 2, 3 & 4Year Olds Pre-School Programs
• Full Day, Partial Day, Full Time and
Part Time Programs
• Preschool For All
• Researched-based Curriculum
• Fine Arts Programming
• State CertifiedTeachers
• Meals Included
A school-wide executive-functioning
curriculum,
embracing the
development, growth and
utilization of students’ E.F.
skills.
Orton-Gillingham, a
proven multi-sensory approach
to reading, incorporated
into every reading
lesson.
Neurobiological understandings
of core cognitive
processes, matching methodologies
to each student’s
learning attributes.
Cove parents, teachers
and specialists work handin-hand
to ensure the best
possible educational plans
for students. When students
arrive at Cove, they
immediately feel the dif-
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LFA enters new
era of globalism
This year, Lake Forest
Academy is proud to welcome
José De Jesús as the
Academy’s 30th Head of
School. De Jesús was born
in Puerto Rico and migrated
to New York City
with his family when he
was 6 years old. Over the
past 31 years, he has been
a student, teacher and administrator
in independent
schools.
He was most recently
the head of the upper
school and a history teacher
at the Packer Collegiate
Institute in New York City.
He earned a bachelors
degree from Wesleyan
University, a masters degree
in history from Tufts
University and a second
masters degree in private
school leadership from the
Klingenstein Leadership
Program at Teacher’s College,
Columbia University.
De Jesús began his official
duties on July 1.
LFA’s community will
also greet over 100 new
students from Chicago’s
suburbs, across the United
States and many different
countries around the globe
this fall. No matter where
they call home, students
at the Academy are committed
to excellence, possess
a curiosity about the
world, and are excited to
learn in a diverse school
community.
The Academy’s focus
on globalism stretches
far beyond the make-up
of the student body. The
school places the utmost
importance on helping its
students become better
global citizens. Whether
in the classroom, on service
trips, traveling with
a class, or spending a year
abroad, LFA students are
encouraged to widen their
horizons both figuratively
and literally.
In addition to standard
and individualized coursework,
LFA students have
the unique opportunity to
work with veteran filmmakers.
Last year, LFA
was featured in “The
Global Generation,” a film
produced by LFA former
trustee and Hall of Fame
member Mike Leonard ‘66
and Executive Producer
of Leonard Films Mary
Kay Wall. The film aired
on Chicago’s WTTW
channel on Oct. 25, 26
and 27, 2018. Throughout
the year, Leonard and
Wall held academic sessions
on various aspects of
filmmaking and provided
individual evaluation of
student work. Other students
participated through
interviews, musical contributions,
drone-camera
operation, and technical
assistance. A second edition
of the documentary is
currently in the works.
As LFA students develop
new skills and build on
their interests, they work
closely with their college
counselors at the Academy
during junior and senior
year to create college
lists, attend workshops,
and work on their college
applications. LFA’s Class
of 2019 will matriculate
to 75 colleges and universities
in 23 states and
five countries. Visit www.
lfanet.org/collegecounseling
for more details about
LFA’s college counseling
program.
For more information
about LFA’s admissions
process and academic program,
visit www.lfanet.
org. LFA’s fall open house
will take place on Oct. 6.
Registration for campus
tours, information sessions
and shadow days can be
completed at www.lfanet.
org/visit.
Submitted by Lake Forest
Academy, 1500 Kennedy Rd.,
Lake Forest, IL, 60045, (847)
615-3210, lfanet.org.