Learning Center
The Stuart Learning Center is an integral part of our commitment to educating the whole child in a supportive environment where each girl is encouraged to reach her personal best. The goal of the Learning Center is to assist students one-to-one or in small groups by providing academic support and instruction in math, reading, writing and study skills. In this way, we can meet enrichment or supplementary needs that can't be met in the classroom.
Who we are:
- Amanda Rivenburgh: Lower School Academic Support Specialist: arivenburgh@stuartschool.org
- Maureen Pfeffer: Middle School Learning Specialist: mpfeffer@stuartschool.org
- Amelia Sked: Middle and Upper School Math Specialist: asked@stuartschool.org
- Elizabeth Maurer: Upper School Learning Specialist: emaurer@stuartschool.org
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Who we service
Students are eligible to work with Learning Center staff if they meet one of the following criteria:
- If the student has a documented diagnosed learning difference or medical condition.
- If the student is an English Language Learner.
- If the student is in the process of going through an educational neuropsychological evaluation.
- If the student is in their first year at Stuart and is struggling.
Services we provide
- The Learning Center assists students one-to-one or in small groups by providing academic support and instruction in math, reading, writing and study skills.
- We can provide enrichment and/or supplementary support that may be needed, such as
- We work in partnership with teachers to ensure accommodations are effectively implemented within the classroom setting for those students with diagnosed and documented learning differences or medical conditions. These accommodations include, but are not limited to: extended time on assessments, providing classroom notes, priority seating, quiet testing environment.
Criteria and Process for obtaining accommodations for the SSAT:
- Contact Maureen Pfeffer: Learning Specialist for the Middle School
- Must have a diagnosed learning difference or medical condition with documentation
- Must be actively using accommodations
Criteria and Process for applying for accommodations for standardized testing, ACT/College Board (PSAT, SAT, AP)
- Contact Elizabeth Maurer: Learning Specialist for the Upper School
- Must have a diagnosed learning difference or medical condition with documentation
- Must be actively using accommodations
Lower School Academic Support Center
The Academic Support Center provides long and short term interventions, resources and supports in a variety of ways to ensure that our foundational skills and concepts are mastered prior to students moving on into Middle School. The Academic Support Specialist provides a holistic, diagnostic approach to serving all students throughout Lower School. This support system enables us to fluidly “meet students where they are developmentally" and provide individualized instruction across grade levels. Our program specializes in phonetic based approaches to close reading fluency gaps and provides instruction in Orton-Gillingham, Wilson Reading program, and TC Reading and Writing Project from Columbia University. Our specialist is trained and well-versed in the Investigations Math program and curriculum.
Does your child need to be assessed for a learning difference?
If you would like to explore the option of an educational neuropsychological evaluation please contact LearningCenter@stuartschool.org, and the appropriate member of our team will get back to you. There are private evaluations as well as state funded evaluations available.