At Stewart Home School, learning is a life-long adventure. From the time a new student enrolls, achievement levels are assessed and progress is planned. Every student at every age is given consistent opportunity and encouragement to improve skills and experience success. Some of our most exciting grade level progress occurs in individuals who are beyond typical school age. We are never too old to learn and we are not our “labels” — Stewart Home School proves it every day!

People who are diagnosed with Williams syndrome or Fragile X have a unique learning difference. Stewart Home School faculty and other staff members who work with students are making every effort to help students to understand these differences so that they maximize their potential to learn and grow throughout their lives. Educational, vocational, recreational and social experiences are designed within a consistent, year-round structure to enhance not only the repetition and reinforcement necessary for mastery, but also to create the momentum and motivation for continuing persistent effort. We encourage students to be true partners in the process. Students want to learn when they are learning!

“At first we were awed by the lovely campus — rolling hills, science and art labs, beauty salon, music room, gym. Then, our friend and resident Alex, a young man with Fragile X syndrome, showed us his room. We were quickly surrounded by five or six other young men, some with a diagnosis of Fragile X or Down syndrome. It was with such pride that these young men showed us their rooms, their prized possessions, introduced us to their friends, their “house parent” and showed us where they ate. In all our clinical time working at hospitals and universities, we had never felt such a sense of independence and accomplishment in these young men. The comfort with which they so freely accessed the campus, the variety and number of activities scheduled, both academic and recreational, were all so impressive. A young man with Down syndrome, a friend from Colorado, greeted us exuberantly and couldn’t stop talking about the activities he was involved in. But his proudest accomplishment seemed to be his involvement in school council.”

Sarah Scharfenaker, MA CCC SLP
Tracy Stackhouse, MA, OTR
Developmental FX-The Developmental & FragileX Resource Centre

More information about Fragile X syndrome
Fragile X on Wikipedia
The National Fragile X Foundation
FRAXA