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Location:
NC
School Gender: Co-ed School Type: Wilderness Age Of Acceptance: 8-22 Program Length: N/A Tuition: Minimum $3,000 per month |
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Talisman Camps & Programs For Learning Differences Information:
About Us
Talisman Programs offer summer camps and semester length programs for children with learning disabilities, ADD and ADHD, Asperger's Syndrome, and high functioning Autism. Talisman has been offering summer camp
experiences for children ages 8 to 17 since 1980 and is ACA accredited. Talisman's summer camps provide parents with unique alternatives to ordinary summer camps and offer children with special needs a summer full of fun, adventure, and new learning experiences.In addition to our summer camps, we have semester length academic programs. Our learning disability schools are geared to help students ages 13 - 17 who have been diagnosed with special needs such as Asperger's Syndrome, high-functioning Autism, and similar Autism Spectrum disorders.
A personal relationship
With our limited enrollment Talisman is able to maintain close personal contact with families from the admissions process, throughout the summer and on into the school year. Campers develop meaningful bonds with their counselors and parents are kept informed by weekly phone contact and a written summary at the end of the summer. Many campers build on those relationships by returning year after year, strengthening our community as they grow from it.
Philosophy
We are an experiential learning camp that helps children to develop physical and social competence in an atmosphere that encourages and supports self-regulation and self-direction. We believe that every child wants to do well, and that every child has unique strengths, struggles, and outlooks on life. In order to help all of our campers reach their potential, we must meet them as individuals, and not attempt to fit them into one mold. Therefore, we use a variety of tools to guide our students as strive to meet their objectives in socially appropriate and fulfilling ways. We believe that structure and accountability are critical in this process - as are positive relationships and the recognition of accomplishments - and that as a child's self-concept improves, he or she will make better decisions, relate better to others, and experience a more satisfying life
