AIM Academy is the Philadelphia area's largest school for students with language-based learning differences such as dyslexia, dysgraphia and dyscalculia. AIM is a college-prep school for bright children who learn differently. AIM is also a center for professional development for educators nationwide through the AIM Institute for Learning and Research which offers a variety of comprehensive literac
y training courses through the AIM Pathways platform. AIM was the first education partner of the Haskins Global Literacy Hub, an international group of researchers and educators committed to literacy research. AIM opened in 2006 and is the vision of a team of professional educators, community leaders, concerned parents, and a devoted grandfather who recognized that the Philadelphia region needed to expand the programs and research-to-practice approaches for children with learning disabilities. While other schools in the region offer learning-disabled children an education, AIM incorporates visual and performing arts with rigorous academics to meet the individual learning styles of its students. Academy students "live it and learn it" through educational immersion, research-based learning strategies, and assistive technology. AIM's curriculum is modeled after the highly successful academic program created by Sally Smith of The Lab School of Washington®. For almost 40 years, The Lab School has been teaching children with learning disabilities with over 90% of its graduates going on to attend college. The curriculum is flexible enough to meet the needs of individual students while incorporating cutting-edge research-to-practice techniques and technologies.
