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The Joy School

The Joy School is a non-profit day school focused on meeting the unique needs of students who, although intellectually capable, have difficulty finding success in a traditional school environment. The Joy School prepares students with learning differences to return to traditional classroom settings by enabling them to reach their academic and social potential in a safe, supportive environment. We believe students should be taught in a way that makes the most of their strengths while addressing their differences in a productively. Children need to feel successful before facing new challenging tasks. We work to find the level where a child can be independently successful and work to move them forward. A key part of our success is our small class sizes. For students needing more intensive intervention, we use resource teachers to provide direct remediation at a one-on-one level. Teachers continually evaluate the effectiveness of their programs and adjust as necessary to help students progress through the curriculum. They use technology of all types to peak students’ interests and move them along. We fix what we can fix, give them strategies for the rest, and send them back into the real world.... Read more

Purpose

Help students understand their learning differences so that when they return to a traditional school setting they have the skills, tools and self-advocacy to succeed. This carries them through education and into their careers.... Read more

Vision

The name of The Joy School stems from the hope that all students will find the joy in learning once again.... Read more

Mission

The Joy School prepares students with learning differences to return to traditional classroom settings by enabling them to reach their academic and social potential in a safe, supportive environment. ... Read more

Additional Culture Details

Our school culture is one of filled with compassion for our students, families, faculty and staff. It is a place where the entire TJS faculty, staff, students and families know they are valued and cared about.... Read more

Values

Embracing Differences
Working with students with a variety of learning differences who each and every one of them is valued.

Headquarters

Houston, TX

Employees

60 US Employees

Industry

Primary / Secondary Schools

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