Vine Academy, Llc
Everything about our private school is carefully designed for personalized learning.
At Vine Academy, we customize instruction, encourage students to discover their own passions, and give personalized support in all classes.
This individualized education approach, achieved through small class sizes, means that our students experience amazing outcomes while maintaining their love of learning.
Quick Stats (2022)
- Grades: Kindergarten-12
- Application Deadline: None / Rolling
School Overview
Religious Affiliation
Grades Offered
Grades Kindergarten-12
ADD/ADHD Support
Yes
Learning Difference Programs
Yes
Learning Programs Supported
2E, Giftedness, Dyslexia
Year Founded
2012
Student Body
Total Students
n/a
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Academics and Faculty
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
Tuition and Acceptance Rate
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
School Notes
Our Start
Education is our passion, and providing the best in education is our obsession. Our customized education school in Hinsdale, IL started with a tutoring company, Nurturing Wisdom, that we still run today. For over ten years, we`ve offered 1:1 in-home tutoring to thousands of students. We are so proud of the amazing results we received in helping students earn high marks on the ACT, get into the high school of their choice, develop executive functioning skills, and much more-But, something was missing.
It`s so rewarding to help a student with one tough class or test. Other times though, tutoring can feel like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. We realized what some of these students needed wasn`t tutoring but a different approach to learning. Our dream to start our own school was born.
The Patterns
Our Dream
Our Goals
At Vine, we aim to:
Education is our passion, and providing the best in education is our obsession. Our customized education school in Hinsdale, IL started with a tutoring company, Nurturing Wisdom, that we still run today. For over ten years, we`ve offered 1:1 in-home tutoring to thousands of students. We are so proud of the amazing results we received in helping students earn high marks on the ACT, get into the high school of their choice, develop executive functioning skills, and much more-But, something was missing.
It`s so rewarding to help a student with one tough class or test. Other times though, tutoring can feel like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. We realized what some of these students needed wasn`t tutoring but a different approach to learning. Our dream to start our own school was born.
The Patterns
In our typical compulsion to collect data, we
started to look closely at the students who didn`t seem to be best
served by traditional schools. Here`s what we saw:
- Smart or gifted students who were not working to their potential.
- Students who had been inquisitive in their elementary years but had lost their intellectual curiosity.
- Students who were falling behind at school not because they were missing the knowledge or skills, but because of waning motivation and lack of executive functioning skills.
Next, we looked at traditional schools. Traditional
schools have many merits and serve many talented students. In
each school though, a number of students fall through the cracks
and are not achieving to their potential. At the heart of
this problem are the things that our traditional schools are
missing:
- Developing advanced writing skills in students
- Allowing customization for giftedness and special needs without alienating students
- Teaching executive functioning skills
- Helping students to purse their academic passions and interests
- Customizing to every student
Our Dream
From this reflection and research, we designed Vine
Academy. We took the best of everything we could find in
traditional and alternative education formats. We addressed every
major weakness we saw in traditional schools. We designed our
school for students whose amazing potential was not being
actualized. Vine`s Mission: "Inspiring students to embrace
challenges, pursue passions, and develop an active mind through
customized learning."
Our Goals
At Vine, we aim to:
- Create a safe, peaceful, and structured multi-age learning environment for each student.
- Customize instruction so that students can routinely work in their zone of proximal development.
- Offer a highly rigorous education, customized to the current level of each student, in a way that to does not create unneeded anxiety.
- Lay a foundation of executive functioning skills in all of our classes.
- Create passionate learners who embody traits of curiosity, optimism, and zest.
- Foster interpersonal values of honesty, empathy, gratitude, and encouragement of others.
- Lay a foundation for an internal locus of control by developing grit, self-advocacy, and ownership in our students.
Profile last updated: 10/27/2021
School Reviews
Endorse Vine Academy, Llc. Endorsements should be a few sentences in length. Please include any comments on:
- Quality of academic programs, teachers, and facilities
- Availability of music, art, sports and other extracurricular activities
- Academic or athletic awards
Nearby Homes for Sale
-
337 N JANES AVE
BOLINGBROOK, IL$299,900- 4 Beds | 2 Baths
- (7.50 miles from school)
-
10839 S DEPOT ST
WORTH, IL$314,900- 4 Beds | 2 Baths
- (7.53 miles from school)
-
13110 S 86TH AVE
PALOS PARK, IL$129,000- (8.52 miles from school)
-
923 HARLEM AVE
FOREST PARK, IL$460,000- 3 Beds | 1.5 Baths
- (9.37 miles from school)
Recent Articles

5 Ways To Protect Your Child From Bullying
Bullying lurks everywhere. Learn the warning signs and how to protect your child.

Questions! Questions! Questions!
If you are beginning to think about sending your child to private school, you probably have a lot of questions. Here are some answers to your more common questions.

May 25, 2022
Marketing Your School: Welcoming New StudentsWhy is welcoming students so important? Because it makes new students and their families feel that they are part of the school community from Day 1. More about this valuable marketing tool here.