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Orion Academy is a private high school in Moraga, California for students challenged by Asperger's syndrome, nonverbal learning disorder (NLD), and other neurocognitive disabilities. It offers a special education college preparatory program for grades 9-12. The school maintains a staff-to-student ratio of 1:4 with an average class size of eight. Over 90% of its graduates attend college or post-secondary training.〔 In 2010, there were 80 students total. ==History== Orion Academy is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC),〔See http://www.wascweb.org/ Retrieved 2013/8/24〕 has a 180-day curriculum, and is approved as a nonpublic school〔For information on non-public schools, see http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oii/nonpublic/index.html Retrieved 2013/8/26〕 by the State of California. Kathryn Stewart, Ph.D., is Orion Academy's Executive Director. In 1988, Sue Thompson, Judy Lewis, and Kathy Allen, all involved with Nonverbal Learning Disorder, met with Stewart to ask her to set up a school for students with nonverbal learning disorder or Asperger's syndrome. They introduced Stewart to Aaron and Val Simon, parents of a child with Asperger's syndrome who were interested in funding a school. With funding from the Simons, after two years of planning meetings, Orion Academy welcomed its first eight students taught by four teachers in September 2000. By June 2001, there were twelve students.〔See http://www.orionacademy.org/about/history-of-orion-academy/ Retrieved 2013/8/24〕 The founders' goals were to create an "Orion community" of students, faculty, staff, and families to work "collaboratively to help students discover and develop their individual gifts and strengths, become self-advocates, and realize their full potential." Since its founding, the school has been located at 350 Rheem Boulevard in Moraga, California. The school expanded significantly in 2006, more than doubling its space. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Orion Academy (California)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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