Kildonan is a co-educational day and boarding school for students with dyslexia and language-based learning differences.
Kildonan serves day students in grades 2-12 and boarding students in grades 7-12.
Founded in 1969, Kildonan offers one-to-one daily Orton-Gillingham tutoring, a college-preparatory curriculum, and small, multisensory subject matter classes.
The Kildonan School is a coeducational day and boarding school for
students with dyslexia and language-based learning differences.
Located in Amenia, NY, halfway between NYC and Albany, Kildonan
accepts students with average to above-average intelligence who may
be frustrated in school because of their learning difference (i.e.
difficulty with reading, spelling, and/or writing). Serving grades
2-12. The school's mission is to empower students with dyslexia to
reach their potential by increasing self-esteem and academic
motivation. Each student's schedule includes daily one-on-one
Orton-Gillingham tutoring and small, college-preparatory subject
matter classes. The school has well developed arts and athletic
programs and an immensely popular ski/snowboard program. Five
minutes away from Metro-North, Kildonan offers 7-day boarding,
5-day boarding, and day options. During the summer, Kildonan hosts
the esteemed academic summer camp, Dunnabeck at Kildonan, for
students ages 8-16.
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