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The 504-Orion School http://www.504school.org

The 504 School

458 Ponce de Leon Avenue

Atlanta, GA 30308Map this

The 504-Orion School is a 501(c)3, GAC accredited school located in Midtown Atlanta that fills an educational void for educationally at risk students students ages 5-11 years of age who have severe adhd and accompanying social, emotional and academic struggles. Our students have all previously had negative school experiences. We provide an alternative educational option where students with adhd are able to learn successfully. %newline% %newline%Although our students are often average intelligence their inability to attend, accompanied by a constant need for attention (and in many cases learning disabilities), demands an almost one to one learning situation. To stay engaged and motivated in learning, our impulsive, distractable, inattentive, and hyperactive students require high interest and hands-on learning activities. We remediate any academic deficits using the Orton Gillingham reading approach, Touch Math techniques, the Handwriting Without Tears program, and a Social Skills curriculum. Our students also participate in weekly enrichment as part of the school day including art, music, recreational and occupational therapy, martial arts, yoga, photography, swimming, hiking, and weekly field trips. %newline% %newline%We don't require that our student sit to learn..they can't. Instead, our teachers use innovative, multisensory instructional approaches to teach them to love learning. %newline% %newline%We need volunteers in the following areas: %newline% %newline%*Our school is dependent on teaching our students through experiential instruction. We need consistent volunteers who have specific professional skills in the arts, science, or any other area of interest or expertise that they can teach or introduce to our students in a creative and interesting way. %newline% %newline%*We need volunteers in the classroom to work one on one in the with our students using academic materials provided by the teachers. %newline% %newline%*We need volunteers with grant writing expertise to help us get small grants to help fund academic and enrichment programs already in place as well as much needed program supplies. %newline% %newline%*We need help finding in kind donations for much needed program supplies. %newline% %newline%*From June 8th - July 3rd we need camp volunteers to assist our teachers in our day camp. Our camp provided four one week sessions that ensure a successful experience for children with ADHD. %newline% %newline%Volunteers must be physically able to work with hyperactive, impulsive students, be willing to provide references, and submit to a background check.

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For more information:

Name: Laura Markson
Position: Director
Email: The504School@aol.com

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Special Education Classroom VolunteerMonday, June 08, 2009 - Friday, July 02, 2010The 504 School is a 501(c)3, GAC accredited school located in Midtown Atlanta that fills an educational void for educationally at risk students students ages 5-11 years of age who have severe adhd and accompanying social, emotional and academic struggles. Our school is dependent on teaching our students through experiential instruction. We need consistent volunteers (as little as 2 hours weekly) who have specific professional skills in the arts, science, or any other area of interest or expertise that they can teach or introduce to our students in a creative and interesting way. We also need classroom helpers to work one on one in the with our students using academic materials provided by the teachers. School hours are between 8:30 and 2:30 on Monday through Friday. Volunteers must be physically able to work with hyperactive, impulsive students, be willing to provide references and a submit to a background check.

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Safe, Well Maintained VanThe 504 School is a 501(c)3, GAC accredited school located in Midtown Atlanta that fills an educational void for educationally at risk students students ages 5-11 years of age who have severe adhd and accompanying social, emotional and academic struggles. All our students come to us from a place of failure. Our very active and curious students require an educational approach that is experiential, hands on and multisensory. As part of the school day we take our students off site four days of the week so they can participate in activities that enrich the learning including field trips throughout Atlanta, hiking, swimming, and rock climbing. We need a van to safely transport our students. Currently our teachers drive and we emply drivers just to transport our students. We have a very low teacher to student ratio (1:4) so we need many cars. A van would enable us to put more resources toward staffing and curriculum materials.