Innovative Specialized Education
Are you ready for a breakthrough?
Known for advancing students with learning challenges where other resources have failed. Brehm’s industry-leading expertise and uniquely holistic approach have resulted in a long history of successful outcomes that set the school apart. To start your child’s journey to success, contact us today.
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Post-Secondary
85% of Students that attend Brehm go on to attend a post-secondary program.
Continuum of Care
Brehm offers supervision and care for students 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Years of Curriculum
12 years in the development and delivery of curriculum for students with learning differences.
Teacher to Student Ratio
The teacher to student ratio at Brehm is 1 teacher for every 6 students.
Program
Highlights
Unique Classroom Environments
The classroom environments at Brehm are designed to work with and are adaptable to the students learning profile.
Robust Recreation Program
Brehm’s Recreation activities range from on-campus fishing to overnight trips outside of Carbondale.
Family-Styled dorm life
Our boarding program has a family-styled dorm life while still teaching vital independent living skills.
Brehm Farm
The Brehm Farm allows our students to have experience working closely with animal while also opening to the door to career paths that would otherwise be unavaulable.
Special
Services
Speech and Language
Brehm Speech-Language Pathologists work to enhance student lives by improving their ability to navigate the world.
Arrowsmith Program
Brehm’s Arrowsmith Program is highly individualized program that is grounder in the principles of nueroplasticity.
Empowering Since 1982
Since 1982, Brehm Preparatory School has been empowering students with learning disabilities and differences to recognize and optimize their potential. Designed around how each child learns best, an Individualized Holistic Education Plan (IHEP) integrates cognitive, academic, social, and behavioral strategies into a comprehensive program designed to educate the whole child.
Brehm’s caring, highly qualified faculty and staff welcome students in grades 6 through 12+ into a dynamic new learning environment brimming with optimism. Working quickly to break down barriers, build trust, and rebuild self-confidence, they embrace students in a nurturing boarding school environment where each child feels accepted and supported.
This holistic experience produces students with the tools, skills, and confidence to become effective self-advocates and independent learners able to succeed in school, find fulfilling careers, and lead balanced, multi-faceted lives.
Upcoming
Events
Trunk or Treat Event, Boys & Girls Club 4-7:30 PM
Monday, October 31st
Veteran & Troop Appreciation Day- West Frankfort, Illinois National Guard Armory
Thursday, November 10th
Thanksgiving Lunch
Wednesday, November 16th