Brandon Hall School
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Brandon Hall School is a private school
located in the Dunwoody neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia
, United States
. The school serves students in grades four
through twelve
, as well as post-high school. It was founded in 1959.
The school offers small classes and one-on-one instruction for students who have not been achieving in other educational settings, including underachievers. The school offers services to students with dyslexia
and other learning disabilities, ADHD, Asperger syndrome
, and visual impairments. The average student to teacher ratio is 4:1. A college preparatory curriculum is offered at the high school
level and English as a Second Language instruction is available.
Both boys and girls are enrolled as day students
, and boarding
is offered for boys in grades six through twelve and postgraduate.
The current president of BHS is Dr. John Singleton. The school's motto is "Focus on the individual."
Brandon Hall School received U.S. Department of Education recognition as a Blue Ribbon School for the 1984-1985 school year.
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
located in the Dunwoody neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
, United States
United States
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. The school serves students in grades four
Fourth grade
Fourth grade is a year of education in the United States and many other nations. The fourth grade is the fourth school year after kindergarten. Students are usually 9 or 10 years old, depending on their birthday. It is a part of elementary school. In some parts of the United States, fourth grade...
through twelve
Twelfth grade
Twelfth grade or Senior year, or Grade Twelve, are the North American names for the final year of secondary school. In most countries students then graduate at age 17 or 18. In some countries, there is a thirteenth grade, while other countries do not have a 12th grade/year at all...
, as well as post-high school. It was founded in 1959.
The school offers small classes and one-on-one instruction for students who have not been achieving in other educational settings, including underachievers. The school offers services to students with dyslexia
Dyslexia
Dyslexia is a very broad term defining a learning disability that impairs a person's fluency or comprehension accuracy in being able to read, and which can manifest itself as a difficulty with phonological awareness, phonological decoding, orthographic coding, auditory short-term memory, or rapid...
and other learning disabilities, ADHD, Asperger syndrome
Asperger syndrome
Asperger's syndrome that is characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction, alongside restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior and interests. It differs from other autism spectrum disorders by its relative preservation of linguistic and cognitive development...
, and visual impairments. The average student to teacher ratio is 4:1. A college preparatory curriculum is offered at the high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
level and English as a Second Language instruction is available.
Both boys and girls are enrolled as day students
Day school
A day school—as opposed to a boarding school—is an institution where children are given educational instruction during the day and after which children/teens return to their homes...
, and boarding
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
is offered for boys in grades six through twelve and postgraduate.
The current president of BHS is Dr. John Singleton. The school's motto is "Focus on the individual."
Brandon Hall School received U.S. Department of Education recognition as a Blue Ribbon School for the 1984-1985 school year.