“Our daughter is a senior at New Horizon School. She is an enthusiastic and intelligent individual who was not able to succeed in the public school system. By the middle of 10th grade she was failing and miserable.
“We are very grateful for the teachers and staff of New Horizon School for restoring our daughter’s confidence and pride in herself. We have complete faith in Marianne Campbell’s and Deborah Greene-Jacobi’s (and the rest of the staff’s) skill and commitment.
“Our daughter’s IEP goals are on target. Her grade point average has increased. Her academic skills have improved. She was accepted into the Oregon Shakespeare Festival 2006 Summer Seminar for High School Juniors.
“None of this would have been possible without the dedication, understanding, experience and skill of the teachers, staff and administration at New Horizon School.”
Melody Clark
Day School
The Day School is our primary program, providing full-time schooling. We offer a comprehensive selection of studies. The emphasis is on language skills-oral composition, reading, writing, and spelling.
Other important areas of curriculum are auditory and visual perception and processing, mathematics computations and application, thinking and problem solving, study skills, and computer skills development.
Curriculum is enhanced by participation in a variety of related educational field trips and community based cultural events. At the culmination of each academic year, our high school students in good standing are invited to participate in a week-long outdoor educational experience in Yosemite.
Learning Center
The New Horizon Learning Center is an after-school program to assist students enrolled in other public or private schools.
All services provided by our learning center are available for students attending the day school.
Individualized Learning Programs
New Horizon School provides highly individualized learning programs for each student based on his or her specific learning style, strengths and weaknesses, and diagnostic assessments. Medical information, if relevant, is always factored into program design. The class ratio varies from 1:3 to 1:10.
Students receive individualized remediation and educational therapy as part of their program to ensure development of underlying skills. Students are taught to integrate study skills techniques in their classes and to develop self-advocacy skills.
Coursework is designed to meet requirements for a high school diploma, and credits are transferable to public and private schools.
Educational Therapy
Learning anxiety, low self-esteem, resistance to learning and learned helplessness can be a direct result of learning difficulties. Educational therapy is an intensive, interactive, one-to-one therapeutic process that allows for the healing of emotional and educational wounds. A strong relationship between the student and learning specialist provides the security needed for students to be willing to learn.
Each session involves remediation of underlying perceptual deficits and the development of academic and intellectual skills. The willingness to learn and take educational risks is renewed as students experience success.
After School Programs
Individual, paired, or small group sessions are available in:
- Reading (decoding and comprehension)
- Writing and language arts
- Spelling
- Math (computation and problem solving)
- Study and organizational skills
Support assistance is also available in:
- World and U.S. history
- Government
- Economics
- Life and physical science
- Algegra
- Geometry
- Keyboarding and word processing
Summer Program
New Horizon School and Learning Center offers a summer program of individually designed instruction for students with special needs and for teens seeking academic credits and/or pre-employment skills.
Instruction is based on diagnostic information provided by parents or by placement tests. Our goal is to strengthen specific learning skills and enhance self-esteem.
This summer learning experience can help students maintain, develop and integrate skills necessary for ongoing school success. Our credentialed learning specialists offer help in the following areas.
High School Accredited Courses (Grades 9-12)
Students may enroll to make up missing high school credits. Cost varies according to class size and number of credits needed.
| Math | Social Studies | Science | English | Other |
| Pre-Algebra | World History | Physical Science | 9, 10, 11, 12 | Independent Study |
| Algebra 1 | U. S. History | Life Science | Computer/Internet | |
| Algebra 2 | Government | Preparation for H.S. | ||
| Geometry | Economics | Exit Exam |
Educational Therapy & Tutorial (Elementary, Middle & High School)
One-to-one remedial tutorials in math, reading, writing, and/or study skills. A variety of teaching strategies and materials are used including Lindamood Bell and Orton Gillingham.
Fee Schedule
- One-time registration fee: $75
- Educational therapy and one-to-one instruction: $60–$75/hour
- Educational consultation: $90/hour
- Assessment: $75/hour
- Small group instruction $25/hour/person
For further information and application
Please leave a voice mail message for Karen at 579-3723 ext. 1, or send us an email.
Consultation Services
New Horizon School directors provide consultation services to parents, teachers, therapists, and administrators regarding individual student profiles, specific educational needs, and program design.
Recommendations and referrals are made based on the compilation of information, the understanding of specific learning deficits, individual learning styles, and specific targeted outcomes.