Athena Academy
Primary and Secondary EducationCalifornia, United States11-50 Employees
Athena Academy is a non-profit private school in Palo Alto, California, focused on educating children with dyslexia. Founded in 2010, it serves elementary through middle school students in person and offers a separate online program for grades 4-8. The school emphasizes a blended instructional approach that combines advanced visual-spatial methods with traditional phonics-based techniques to address diverse learning weaknesses, supported by ongoing professional development for teachers. Its campus-style setting, near Stanford University, supports a range of academically challenging subjects and arts offerings to nurture students’ strengths. The institution is fully accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges through 2024.