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The Odyssey School

3257 Bridle Ridge Lane, Stevenson, MD, 21153-0212 -

School Notes Overview:

The Odyssey School exists to provide a high quality education in a lower and middle school setting for children with average to exceptional thinking skills who have been diagnosed with dyslexia or other language related learning differences. Odyssey combines innovative multi-sensory teaching methods, a low student-teacher ratio, small group instruction, and daily periods of tutoring where individualized skill building takes place.Odyssey provides a program delivered within a foundation of the four Pillars of Kindness, Honesty, Respect and Hard Work. These Pillars are embodied in our efforts to serve our students and the greater community. ...

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School Overview:

	The Odyssey School
School Type	Special Education School
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Kindergarten - 8
Programs for Learning Differences	Yes
Learning Differences Supported	Dyslexia/Language based learning differences
Year Founded	1994
County	Baltimore County, MD
Student Body
Total Students	155 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(MD) School Avg.
% Students of Color	n/a	31%
Students by Grade
	Kind - 6 students
	Grade 1 - 14 students
	Grade 2 - 16 students
	Grade 3 - 19 students
	Grade 4 - 21 students
	Grade 5 - 28 students
	Grade 6 - 15 students
	Grade 7 - 20 students
	Grade 8 - 16 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	62 teachers
Average Class Size	9
	This School	(MD) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:3	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	172 days	177 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	Jan. 16
Yearly Tuition Cost	$26,660
Head of School	Martha H. Sweeney
Admissions Director	Martha D. Nesbitt
Admissions Associate	Lori A. Gordon
Sport
Total Sports Offered	3
	Sports
	Basketball	Lacrosse
	Soccer
Extracurricular
Total Extracurricular Organizations	5
	Extracurriculars
	Drama	chorus
	flight club	library club
	yearbook

School Notes:

Full day program for 5 year olds at risk
3:1 student-teacher ratio
2:1 or 1:1 student-tutor ratio
state of the art technology
full scale gymnasium and after-school sports
dynamic visual arts program
after-care program until 5:45
4 full-time licensed and certified speeach and language pathologists
Profile last updated: 09/09/2008

In the News:

Odyssey School wins Hubble competition (Baltimore Sun)
posted on June 3, 2009 at 02:32:22 pm
The Odyssey School, a private school in Stevenson for children with learning disabilties, has been chosen the winner of NASA's Hubble Telescope "You Decide Competition," which involved more than 50 schools throughout the country. The contest required students to determine in which of six positions the telescope should be pointed in space and explain their choice. After conducting research, two ...

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (21153)	School Zip (21153)	(MD) State Average
Population (Approximate)	n/a	5,296,486 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	n/a	32%
Population Average Age	n/a	36 years old
Average Household size	n/a	2.5 persons
Median Household Income	n/a	$56,460
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	n/a	6.1 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	n/a	40 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	n/a / n/a	65% / 35%