One Parent's Perspective
The following is a parent's personal testimonial about their daughter's experience starting at CALE in 2022.
Prior to attending CALE, our daughter was diagnosed with a learning disability, memory impairment, anxiety, and depression. She really struggled in the regular education classroom and could only access specific help in a special education classroom during short assigned parts of her learning day. She was so unhappy in school. She was beginning to realize that her peers were performing above her own ability level and school was not fun for her. She felt isolated and worked VERY HARD to hide her struggles from her peers. Teachers were constantly telling us that they never saw a child work so hard for such little gain. She HATED going to school and every morning was a fight to get her up and out of bed.
We decided to look at CALE in February of 2022. She was instantly welcomed into the kind and loving arms of the CALE staff AND students. She was EXCITED about this new school option and REQUESTED to go to school and give it a try. The change in her was instant. She began to be excited about school. She was able to work in small ability groups to complete her work with success among her peers. She no longer had to leave the classroom to receive the help she needed. In the short 3 months she attended CALE, she was released from her counseling services and off all her anxiety and depression medication. Best of all she was making progress in her learning and she was able to see herself that she is SMART!!!!
This year we have continued to see the growth that CALE has given to her. She is starting to read and her writing has come so far. She really enjoys school and BEGS us to never take her away. The school and the staff have really poured their love into our girl and we have seen her grow. She is so much happier and more relaxed about her school experience. We are constantly hearing about all the hands on learning she gets to do daily and she is excited to teach us all she has learned. We are so thrilled with the changes we see in our daughter since attending CALE. CALE has truly changed the trajectory of our daughter’s learning journey and we will be forever grateful for the time, energy, and LOVE they have poured into our family.