The Gateway School is committed to the following goals:

To help students develop a positive image of their own self worth;

To help students develop academic skills to the highest level of their ability;

To provide opportunities for value-centered social development;

To provide instruction in a nongraded educational setting in which students progress at their own rate;

To prepare students for the world of work, for post-secondary education or for a return to a larger public, private, or parochial school setting.

Success Stories for 34 Years
The Gateway School is a licensed private academic school for students of average or above average intelligence who have learning disabilities, attention deficit disorder, or those who are underachievers. The Gateway School has been building success stories - real success stories since it first opened its doors in 1977.

Our teachers are trained, supportive instructors who care about your child's educational as well as social and emotional growth.

Our student-to-teacher ratio is low, so each child gets the attention he or she needs and deserves. Gateway students are successful. Some continue their education and earn a two- or four-year college degree. Others find employment and enjoy the benefits and satisfaction of being a member of today's workforce.

Accreditation
Gateway School is a fully licensed private secondary school by the Common­wealth of Pennsylvania. Each year recipients of Gateway's high school diploma go on to college, post-secondary programs, and the work place.

We Can Help
Do you think your child can benefit from individualized instruction so that he or she can be given the opportunity to succeed?

Our staff of professionals will talk with you, at your convenience, to determine what we can do to help your child overcome barriers that have prevented their academic and social achievement.

Your child can enroll any time during the school year. Tuition will be prorated from the date of enrollment.

A summer school program is also available to those who are enrolled as well as to others who are in need of additional help or continuing edu­cation during the summer.

The Vo-Tech Option
For the older student (grades 10-12) we offer a program coordinated with the local Vocational-Technical Schools. In this option, half the student's day is spent at Gateway and half at a program at one of the three local Vocational-Technical Schools. Coordination and liaison with the LD specialists of the guidance depart­ments at the Vo-Techs are provided by the Gateway Staff. Tuition is adjusted ac­cordingly. Transportation is available through the sending districts.

A Caring, Talented Faculty
The key to the Gateway School's success is the knowledge, experience, and compassion of its faculty.

Led by the school's Administrator, the faculty includes certified teachers and art instructors along with access to speech and reading therapists.

Teachers hold a master's degree or certification in special education granted by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. We attribute much of our student's success to a strong, caring faculty who give individualized instruction as well as support and guidance to each student.

Bi-Level Program
So that we can accommodate your child's individual needs, the Gateway School is divided into two levels.

The program of the middle school develops fundamental skills in reading, language arts, and mathematics while providing instruction in all other areas needed for a sound education.

The upper school program includes all traditional academic subjects including English, mathematics, science, and social studies.

Health, physical education, and adaptive physical education are taught at all levels. Developmental reading and writing are central to the curriculum in every classroom at Gateway.

The curriculum emphasizes a structured academic program, individualized instruction, and a behavior modification program.

Fun, Friends, Facts
Peer relationships are strengthened and enhanced through frequent social events planned by coordinated efforts of the Student Government Association and the Parent Teachers Organization.

There are holiday dances and parties (Halloween, Christmas, and Valentines) and topic related field trips. Some examples are: Wallops Island, VA, trip to study marine life sponsored by the Science department, an annual May picnic, and a field event day organized by the Physical Education department.