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Stone Mountain School for Boys with Learning Disabilities Becomes One of the First Therapeutic Boarding Schools to Offer Services for Spanish-Speaking Families
As a bilingual therapist joins the clinical team, Stone Mountain School is well-equipped to serve Spanish-speaking students and families.
Black Mountain, N.C. (PRWEB) July 26, 2011 – Stone Mountain School is among the first therapeutic boarding schools in the country to provide bilingual Spanish-English programming. With the addition on July 15 of bilingual therapist Anna Seno, MSW, Stone Mountain School now offers a full range of program, academic and clinical support to international and ESL students, and provides the parents of bilingual students with insight and guidance in their native Spanish.
Stone Mountain School for Boys with ADHD & Learning Differences Welcomes New Academic Director
Billy Porter, MAEd, has been appointed to lead an experienced team of teachers and learning specialists at Stone Mountain School for boys with ADHD and learning differences.
Black Mountain, N.C. (PRWEB) July 18, 2011 – New academic director, Billy Porter, MAEd, joins the accomplished teaching staff at Stone Mountain School, a North Carolina therapeutic boarding school for boys with ADHD and learning differences.
Stone Mountain School for Boys with Learning Differences Welcomes New Executive Director
Jake Weld, M.Ed., becomes head of school at Stone Mountain School for boys with ADHD and learning differences.
Black Mountain, N.C. (PRWEB) May 23, 2011 – Jake Weld, M.Ed., has been promoted to the position of executive director of Stone Mountain School, a therapeutic boarding school for boys with ADHD and learning differences.
Stone Mountain School for Boys with ADHD & Learning Differences Welcomes New Clinical Director
Stone Mountain School welcomes Charles Flagler, Psy.D., as the head of its clinical team. Dr. Flagler is a North Carolina licensed psychologist with a doctorate and two master’s degrees in clinical psychology. His specialties include child and family psychology, developmental psychology and behavioral psychology.
Student of the Month: Creating a Culture of Success
Almost universally, people seek validation and recognition for their efforts and accomplishments. That’s why many companies offer “Employee of the Month” programs and other incentive-based reward systems.
‘Family Intensives’ Offer More Support for Parents and Teens
Teenage boys with learning disabilities, ADHD and related issues can make tremendous strides when teachers, therapists and supportive families who understand their special needs are combined with a structured environment. Academic achievement and improved behaviors come about as a result of hard work – not only on behalf of teens, but also their parents.
Stone Mountain School 'Dream Team' Facilitates Academic Growth in a Therapeutic Environment
By Meghan Vivo
What makes a good education? The books children read? The school they attend? While a number of factors contribute to a quality high school education, teachers are the ones who impart critical knowledge and skills to the next generation.
Residential Programs Help Students Overcome Scourge of Bullying
By Hugh McBride
Bullying isn’t a “boys only” problem – unfortunately, more and more girls are bullying and being bullied – but bullying among boys remains a topic of particular concern among teachers, parents and other caregivers.
Regardless of whether they are bullying other students, being bullied, or both, boys who are involved with bullying may be at risk for experiencing a range of problems related to their continued healthy development.
Helping Teenage Boys Live up to Their Potential
By Meghan Vivo
When a child is struggling in school, every parent hopes the teachers and counselors will provide their child with the attention they need to get back on track. But the current state of the public school system, with a lack of funding for after school and summer programs, teacher cutbacks and larger class sizes, prevents many students from getting the personalized help they need.
Some parents in search of alternative schools for their teens have found the kind of academic environment that best suits their child at a therapeutic boarding school. These private schools assist children and teens with learning disabilities and emotional and behavioral issues to address the obstacles standing between them and academic success.
Is an All-Boys School Right for Your Son?
By Meghan Vivo
A growing number of boys are not succeeding in school. This news has left parents questioning the source of the problem – is it my son, his school, his teachers, or something else altogether?
Research shows that part of the problem may be related to co-ed schooling. Though there are many wonderful public schools and private day schools, there is a growing body of research that suggests co-ed schools may simply be unable to meet the unique needs of both boys and girls.
Motivating Boys with ADHD: The Benefits of a Token Economy
By Meghan Vivo
Teenagers are notoriously bad at following the rules, but boys with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) have unique struggles with managing their own behavior, even with tasks as seemingly simple as basic hygiene and getting ready for school. The very nature of ADHD makes it difficult for teens to exert self-control, pay attention, and listen to and follow instructions.
For many families, a typical day goes as follows: teen misbehaves, then parent yells, argues or gives in. But these responses, which draw attention and engage the teen in a discourse, reinforce the negative behavior and encourage more acting out.
Boys with ADHD Can Find A Cure By Going Back to Tom Sawyer Era
Boys with ADHD can quickly become video game addicts because of how their disorder affects their brains. According to a report in Nature magazine, when a boy plays these games, the basal ganglia portion of his brain becomes very active and his body releases dopamine, a chemical that gives him a sense of well-being. Ritalin, the drug used to treat ADHD, also works in the basal ganglia and increases dopamine. In this way, video games function like a drug to boys with ADHD.
Dr. Daniel Amen, foremost expert on ADHD, says, "The more a boy with this disorder plays video games, the worse he'll do in school and the more irritable he will be when asked to stop playing." Experts at the University of Illinois have documented this view after asking parents of ADHD children to keep diaries of their behaviors. The more their children played the games, the worse their behaviors got.
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