Our customization option can support any learning style

An important part of Laurel Springs is to personalize the educational experience. Our teachers may personalize lessons or customize courses and classes to suit the dynamics of the student.

Personalizing a course lesson
Personalizing a lesson usually happens within a lesson; customization takes on altering the whole course. One-to-one teaching enables our teachers to modify the pace or focus of the lesson to serve the child as the need arises. Learning objectives and standards for the course are still reached through assessment, student interests, strengths, challenges, long-term goals or learning style lessons. Options may be to personalize the activity, adjust content to accommodate student interest, adjust evidences of learning or personalize the enrichment of a lesson. (As much as one-quarter of the lesson may be personalized.) No extra fees apply to personalizing a course lesson.

About LSS Customization Services
Customization, enables our teachers to develop a learning plan that is aligned to each student’s specific goals and learning style. Every learner is recognized as an individual with personal strengths and weakness, rates of learning, interests, abilities, and talents. Customization, gives each student the opportunity to learn in his own way and at his own pace. Additional benefits include: modifications to lessons within the curriculum; abundant opportunities to study independently and use critical thinking skills to express themselves creatively; and student group collaboration.

All customized learning programs require ample and extensive parental involvement. If you’d like more information or fees on any of our customization services, contact your Enrollment Advisor.

Customization Services: Grades K–12
When the needs of the student exceed what the standard Laurel Springs School curriculum can offer, the Laurel Springs teacher can customize the curricular path beyond our common practices of personalization.

Customization occurs when more than one-quarter of a Laurel Springs course is altered to meet the needs of the student or when an alternate curricular source is used. It includes an initial one-hour phone consultation with a Learning Success Coach and a range of assessments to determine the student’s placement. This coach will then provide a Learning Styles Profile interpretation and create an academic learning plan for the school year. Additionally throughout the year, the coach will help develop weekly and monthly learning goals using the materials and teaching methods that work best for your child.

Customization Services for Advanced Learners: Grades 4–8
Does your child complain of being bored at school? Do you feel your child isn’t being adequately challenged? Do you suspect that your child is advanced, but has never been identified as such? If you can say “yes” to any of these questions, our customized approach may the perfect way to give your child the best education possible.

When a student is a high achiever, has been in a gifted program, or is working above grade level in one or more subject areas, the student may be a candidate for our new customization services for advanced learners in grades 4 through 8. Carefully developed by customization specialists and highly skilled teachers, this program meets each student’s unique academic needs. Through comprehensive customized courses, advanced learners enjoy these benefits:

• Reduction in repetitive and rote assignments
• Variety of challenging curricular choices
• Working at their own pace without feeling stifled
• Ample opportunity to pursue personal interests

Please ask our Enrollment Advisors about customization options and pricing. Call today at (800) 377-5890.