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Brehm Preparatory School Facts

  • The original boarding school in the Midwest for students with complex learning disabilities, ADHD/ADD, auditory processing issues, and nonverbal learning disabilities
  • The holistic approach addresses each student's academic, social and emotional needs
  • Student to teacher ratio is 1 to 4
  • Received the U.S. Department of Education esteemed Blue Ribbon Award for Excellence
  • Provides Orthon/Gillingham and Lindamood Bell and other reading methodologies to students with identified needs
  • 5 full-time Speech Language Pathologists on staff
  • Accredited by the Independent Schools Association of Central States (ISACS) and North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCAS) and approved by Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)
  • Four full-time nurses
  • Student to dorm parent ratio is 1 to 8
  • Annual international trip gives students an opportunity to travel and learn the culture and history of other countries
  • Teachers have certification in content areas and are LD certified
  • Teaching staff has an average of 12 years of experience teaching students with learning disabilities and attention-deficit disorder
  • One of the few schools of its kind with a family-model program

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1245 E. Grand Avenue, Carbondale, IL 62901 • PH: 618.457.0371 • F: 618.529.1248 • admissionsinfo@brehm.org