Summer Schedule OPEN
Sessions begin Jun 24 - Aug 16
Call 925.448.2152 to Schedule
“Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing it is stupid”. Albert Einstein
WELCOME TO CORE EDUCATION ACADEMY
An all-inclusive nonprofit private school and providing educational therapy services.
We are not a therapeutic program.
We are excited to provide a hands-on, experiential learning environment, with cross-curriculum support for children who are creative, gifted, dyslexic, dysgraphic, have dyscalculia, ADD, ADHD, anxiety & other specific learning differences.
We are a private, 501(c)(3) nonprofit school that provides aspects of a S.T.E.M. program for students 3rd - 8th grade, and educational therapy services for students K - 12th grade.
I have been working with Miss Lainie Barbieri since 2012, prior to her opening CORE Academy, when she owned and operated Lainie’s Learning Lane. Over the past 10 years, I have had the opportunity to assess a number of Miss Lainie’s students, including those with ADHD, dyslexia, autism, anxiety, and other neurodevelopmental and psychological disorders impacting children and their ability to access school.
What the students I have worked with at CORE gain in their time there, however, is far more than academic skills. CORE Academy provides an environment, level of support, and necessary accommodations that allow students to access learning, often when they have not been able to in other settings. And in doing so, students learn tools and strategies for learning to compensate for their disabilities. Moreover, Miss Lainie and her team tap into students’ strengths (e.g., artistic abilities, creativity, out-of-the-box thinking, and problem-solving), which are often missed in other settings. As a result, students at CORE, often for the first time, perceive themselves as intelligent and capable of being successful in school.
Very Best Regards,
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James Bylund, Psy.D., ABSNP Licensed Educational Psychologist #3220
Standardized tests were developed for children without learning differences/disabilities. Children with any learning difference/disability will often struggle with these types of tests as this format is not a true measure of your child's intelligence or ability to understand and demonstrate grade-level concepts.
As a private institution, we focus on your child's unique way of learning. We are NOT bound to prepare for and focus on standardized tests.
Throughout the history of our program, we continue to see our students grow academically, socially, and emotionally.
See what parents have to say about CORE!
“To put into words how CORE has changed my son’s life, as well as my husband’s and mine, is difficult. It took our family several months to adjust to getting off the “public school ride”. Now that we are, I’m not sure how we ever lasted through the fourth grade. Our son now actually LIKES going to school, feels vastly more successful, 100% supported, and understood by his teachers. Miss Lainie and her teachers meet him where he is in every subject and truly are RELENTLESS in their pursuit of how he learns best. I could never thank them enough for all they do to make our lives a million times better.”
-Mary, parent of a 2018 graduate
“CORE Academy has been a lifesaver for my son who always struggled with EVERYTHING in the traditional system. I knew it was time for a change when he came home telling me he was dumb and our evenings were taken over by homework and tears. CORE Academy has made school safe and fun for Westley and he is now starting to gain confidence and enjoy learning again.”
-Nicole Larsen, parent of a 2019 graduate
At CORE Academy, we focus on helping students become
emotionally, academically, and socially confident.
Our School location
1925 Risdon Rd, Concord, CA.
