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The Parish School is a private, non-profit school located in Houston, Texas, United States. It is adjacent to the Spring Branch district.〔"(Boundary Map )." Spring Branch Management District. Retrieved on December 8, 2009.〕 The independent school serves children from developmentally 18 months to 12 years (or the fifth grade) who have average or above learning potential, but whose language, learning or communication differences impact their ability to be successful in a mainstream academic setting.〔Pelc, Matt. "(One of a kind school in Houston )." ''Houston Chronicle''. January 18, 2011. Retrieved on January 7, 2012.〕 The Parish School is located outside of Beltway 8 and north of Interstate 10 in West Houston. The school is a part of the Houston Area Independent Schools. ==History== The Parish School was established in 1983 by Robbin Parish, M.A., CCC-SLP, a speech language pathologist.〔 The school initially had six students.〔Casanova, Amanda. "(Parish, noted Houston educator, dies at 66 )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Wednesday June 16, 2010. Retrieved on June 17, 2010.〕 As its founder, Parish sought to create an environment where students with average or above cognitive skills, could receive therapeutic intervention to support their learning. The intent was to assist the student and his or her family to learn how the child learns best (visually, kinesthetically or auditorily), and to then use that strength to assist the child in their areas of focus. Originally the school was located at a small lot at 11059 Timberline, but the school moved into a new campus at 11001 Hammerly in the Fall of 2005. The former site of The Parish School is, as of 2007, occupied by The Rainard School; Rainard moved from its Old Katy Road campus to the Timberline address after The Parish School moved to 11001 Hammerly.〔"(Rainard has moved to its new campus )." ''The Rainard School''. Retrieved on December 10, 2008.〕〔〔"("Mighty oaks from little acorns grow." )." ''The Parish School''. January 21, 2002.〕〔"(Rainard Index Page )." ''The Rainard School''. Retrieved on December 10, 2008.〕 The school planned for Parish's retirement party to occur on Saturday June 19, 2010. Parish died on Saturday June 12, 2010. The school opted to continue with its scheduled plans for the retirement party.〔 As of 2010 the school had 150 students, from 18 months to 12 years of age.〔 In January 2011 the University of Texas Medical School at Houston Children's Learning Institute began sending resident neurologists and pediatricians to The Parish School, making it a part of their training rotations.〔Pelc, Matt. "(Local Houston school to be part of UT residency program )." ''Ultimate Memorial'' (''Houston Chronicle''). January 25, 2011. Retrieved on January 7, 2012.〕 On February 2, 2011 the school celebrated its first "Founder's Day" as a memorial to Parish.〔Pelc, Matt. "(Celebrating the legacy of a Houston pioneer )." ''Ultimate Memorial'' (''Houston Chronicle''). February 22, 2011. Retrieved on January 7, 2012.〕 In June 2011 Nancy Bewley, M.A.T., CCC-SLP, the principal, received the 2011 Tina E. Bangs Award by the Houston Association for Communication Disorders (HACD).〔West, Deena. "(The Parish School Principal, Nancy Bewley, awarded Tina E. Bangs Award )." ''Ultimate Memorial'' (''Houston Chronicle''). July 6, 2011. Retrieved on January 7, 2011.〕 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「The Parish School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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