Chesak Elementary School

Parkland Preparatory Academy is a therapeutic school in Lake in the Hills for elementary and secondary students with disabilities who have not found success in a traditional public school. Individualized instruction follows each student's IEP, and licensed social workers, clinical counselors, and psychologists deliver individual and group counselling as part of the school day. Program therapists track progress against each student's goals. A virtual academy option serves students with intense social-emotional and behavioral needs who cannot yet manage a campus setting. Beyond academics there are daily living skills groups, a volunteer work program, boys' and girls' groups, an annual college and career fair, and an anti-bullying assembly. Referrals come through a public school district representative, and students arriving without an IEP receive a diagnostic evaluation of up to 60 days.

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Black Bear Academy is an esteemed therapeutic day school and clinical pediatric practice located in Chicago's Lakeview/North Center neighborhood. Founded in 2003, Black Bear Academy provides intensive therapeutic education and early intervention for children ages 18 months through 10 years with speech-language delays, developmental delays, autism spectrum disorder, and sensory motor challenges. With low 3:1 classroom ratios, the academy bridges the gap between clinical therapy and academic schooling by integrating speech-language pathology, occupational therapy, behavioral therapy, and academic instruction into a cohesive daily schedule. Black Bear Academy prepares young learners for long-term academic success through structured early childhood, therapeutic kindergarten, and lower elementary classrooms.