The New Community School

“When my daughter started at New Community she hated school, homework was a nightly battle and her college prospects were looking dim. After a week at New Community, homework was no longer an issue, the small class sizes allowed teachers to give her the attention she needed, and she started to excel. Year after year her confidence began to climb and she started to dream about her future. By the time she graduated, my daughter was a member of the National Honor Society and was accepted to attend nine different colleges. To put it simply, New Community was a life changer.” -alumni parent

Founded in 1974 by a small group of dedicated parents whose learning-disabled children were struggling within the confines of traditional education, New Community has made a critical difference in the lives of more than 800 young people. As Central Virginia’s only secondary school devoted solely to restructuring the language skills of students with dyslexia, The New Community School provides an effective program of intensive remediation of reading and writing skills as well as college preparatory academics. On average, 85% of New Community graduates go on to college and perhaps, more important, is the immeasurable difference that the school makes on students’ self-esteems.

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