The Southport School Employee Directory

Education Administration ProgramsUnited States11-50 Employees

The Southport School is an independent day school for cerebrodiverse children in grades 2-8 with language-based learning differences, like dyslexia and attention issues. Founded in 1984, The Southport School provides transformative educational experiences and thought leadership that acknowledge a student’s strengths, promote independent thinking and self-advocacy, and facilitate a successful transition for continued academic achievement. The Southport School provides a 4:1 student-to-teacher ratio and a supportive environment where students receive individualized instruction championed by expert faculty using research and evidence-based approaches. The Southport School serves 123 students from neighboring Connecticut and New York communities. To learn more, visit www.southportschool.org.

Purpose: We empower cerebrodiverse students to reach their full potential.

Vision: We envision a world where every child with language-based learning differences and attention issues can access exceptional education.

Mission: We provide transformative education experiences and thought leadership that have a lifelong impact on students.

Values

Cerebrodiversity: Honor the cognitive diverse ways the human brain works and celebrate our students’  varied interests and talents.

Collaboration: Embrace mutual respect, diverse perspectives, and ideas, and support new approaches to learning.

Empowerment: Provide students, families, and teachers with tools that ensure a lifelong positive impact.

Excellence: Model exceptional teaching and learning for students with language-based learning differences and attention issues, anchored in continuous professional training and a research-based curriculum.

Innovation: Embrace transformative experiences through the research, experimentation, and application of new approaches.

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