Groves Academy hosts two special events each fall, designed exclusively for college-bound students who have learning disabilities or attention disorders.
LD/ADHD College Conference.
The annual Groves College Conference is designed to help students, parents and counselors understand how to navigate the college admissions process and how to work with colleges to meet individual needs. Conference participants have the opportunity to attend keynote and breakout sessions that cover the college experience and the college search process, specifically with regard to special learning and attention needs.
The date for this year's College Conference is Saturday, October 4, 2008, 8:30 am – 3:30 pm. Registration is $60 for adults ($70 at the door), and $10 for students.
Jonathan Mooney, a dyslexic writer and activist who graduated from Brown University in 2000, will present the keynote address. Based in part on his own personal journey with dyslexia, he will outline the steps students can take to build resiliency, meta-cognition, leadership skills and self-advocacy. Breakout sessions topics will include reframing LD/ADHD, assessing the situation, making the right match, bending the rules, writing the college essay, advocating for success, assistive technology and non-traditional post-secondary options.
LD/ADHD College and Post-Secondary Opportunities Fair.
The annual Groves College Fair is designed to help students, parents and counselors understand more about the specific programs and services that are available at select colleges. Representatives from over 50 colleges attend each year. The colleges, including four-year, two-year, and vocational/technical schools, each have programs and services in place for LD/ADHD students.
The date for this year's College Fair is Monday, October 6, 2008.
