Having exhausted our resources in our quest for the appropriate educational experiences for our son, Adam, we plan to start a private alternative school for twice exceptional and other " out of the box" children in the fall of 09'.
Valley School and Open Doors Center are coming together to create a school that will focus on an expeditionary approach to learning.

12/09 Update: Adam is almost 13 and doing well with a home instructor. Although Open Doors is no longer an option for our family, we continue to support other families in need of alternative education for their 2e children to work together to make this dream a reality. See below to contact Terry Damlos about Open Doors Center.


 

Characteristics of Open Doors:

• Geared toward both gifted and learning challenged as well as"out of the box" learners
• Individualized, strength-based program
• Expeditionary learning model
• Serves divergent thinkers
• Theme-based, nonlinear
• Hands on experiential learning
• Meets educational and emotional needs
• Full-time academic program
• Grades K-8 
• Ratio 1:10
• Strong parent support
• Estimated cost per student - 10K
• Targeted to open August 2009
• Glendale 
• To learn more about Open Doors Center go to: www.opendoorscenter.org
   

Interested? Send us your contact info

We are looking for like-minded families to participate in the inception of our school, the first school of its kind in the Valley. If you would like to be sent email updates and notified of informational meetings, please provide your contact information.