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Brehm Preparatory School-Day

Special-Needs Schools · Carbondale, IL
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Focus
Day School Emotional Disability Other Health Impairment S/L Specific Learning Disability
Area
Carbondale, IL
Description
ISBE-approved nonpublic special-education facility (day school), serving students with emotional disability, other health impairment, s/l, specific learning disability. Illinois districts can place and fund students here under Section 14-7.02.
Website
brehm.org

What this special-needs school offers

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Brehm Preparatory School is a not-for-profit co-educational college preparatory school in Carbondale, Illinois, specializing in students with learning disabilities and neurodiversity. It offers both day and boarding options for students in grades 6–12+, ages 11–21.

Populations served
Specific Learning Disabilities (dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia) ADHD Autism Spectrum (Level 1) Twice Exceptional students Executive Functioning Disorders Speech and Language Impairments Social Pragmatic Communication Disorder Memory Disorders Sensory Processing Disorder Processing Speed Deficits Nonverbal Learning Disability Auditory Processing Disorder
Setting
Combination
Ages
11–21
Grades
6–12+
On-site therapies
Speech and Language therapy Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
Services
Speech & Language Program Arrowsmith Program (cognitive restructuring via neuroplasticity) Social Emotional Learning classroom instruction Boarding/residential program Independent living skills training Summer program OPTIONS | Transition to Independence post-secondary program
Programs
Arrowsmith Program OPTIONS | Transition to Independence Summer Program Boarding Program Recreation Program
Founded
1982
Accreditations & approvals
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) Independent Schools Association of Central States (ISACS) International Dyslexia Association (IDA) Midwest Boarding Schools (MWBS) Small Boarding School Association (SBSA) National Association of Private Special Education Centers (NAPSEC)
Tuition & funding
Tuition and fees information available; scholarship opportunities through foundation.
Phone
(618) 457-0371
Highlights
40+ years of operation; average faculty tenure of 18 years; teacher-to-student ratio of 1:5 in classrooms; only boarding school in America offering the Arrowsmith Program; 50-acre campus bordering Shawnee National Forest.
Approach
The school emphasizes a safe place for students to explore authenticity, feel the empowerment of neurodiversity, and develop lifelong skills — with a belief that success in life extends beyond textbooks and exams.
Admissions
Discovery sessions available with the admissions team; application process and tuition/fees information available on request.

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