Come SOAR at Brehm!

Friday, February 5, 2010

Come SOAR at Brehm!

For the first time, SOAR Adventure Summer Camp will be offering a program on Brehm campus. SOAR (success oriented achievement realized) is a accredited American Camp Association dedicated to serving youth with learning disabilities or AD/HD.

This new 21-day program allows students to explore their own gifts and strengths and provides them with opportunities to develop social skills and have fun. Students will have the chance to participate in activities including woodworking, pottery, photography, arts & crafts, canoeing, paintball, fishing, sports and more.

On weekends, campers will take advantage of nearby cities such as St. Louis, Chicago and Louisville and exploring landmarks like Shedd's Aquarium, the Field Museum, the Arch, Science Center, zoo, Six Flags Theme & Water Park and more.

This new SOAR program was designed with the idea in mind that not all students enjoy sleeping outdoors. Program participants will be able to take full advantage of dorm life and the facilities at Brehm, while still being able to participate in a wide variety of activities.

SOAR is a nationally recognized program that has successfully enriched the lives of young people for more than 30 years by placing special emphasis on providing each youth with opportunities to discover and develop his or her own learning abilities.

For more information about SOAR, contact Kylie Cyr, SOAR Admissions Counselor (and Brehm alumna) at admissions@soarnc.org or 828.456.3435.

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What is Brehm?

Brehm is an accredited junior-senior high school. A family style boarding school for students, grades 6 through 12, with complex learning disabilities.

OPTIONS Program at Brehm serves post high school students with learning disabilities who need to further develop academic and social skills required for success in college, vocational/technical school, and the workplace.

Brehm Preparatory School Inc., a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, offers a unique holistic program that individually addresses each student’s academic, emotional, and social needs.

Brehm uses the term “complex” learning disabilities in recognition that students experience difficulties in multiple areas of functioning. Brehm’s holistic program focuses on the combined academic, social and emotional effects of having a learning disability.

Our students often have multiple diagnoses affecting their performance with the core issue of having a language-based etiology. We recognize the combined effects of LD/ADD, language based processing issues, executive function issues and the social and psychological implications of not being successful in an academic environment. Brehm offers direct interventions for students with dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, NLD, aspergers, anxiety disorder, tourettes, auditory processing disorder, speed of processing disorders and interventions requiring behavioral and emotional support as it relates to academic issues.

Friday, February 5, 2010