Our Schools
Des Plaines
Joseph
Academy in Des Plaines is the largest of our locations. It occupies the former Nipper Orphanage
Act School
located just north of
Maryville
Academy’s main campus.
This is an environment that is both nurturing and
challenging. Here,
students’ self-esteem and productivity are increased as a result of
the dedication of a highly organized therapeutic staff.
Each student progresses through a five level motivational
system—earning daily points for fulfilling academic, social,
emotional, vocational, and athletic expectations. Students that attend this year-round facility are in grades
6-12 and come from 30 different school communities in Cook and Lake
County.
Melrose Park
Joseph
Academy in Melrose
Park opened in the fall of 2005. This program, like our others, is ISBE approved and offers
small group and individual instruction to students in grades K-8. These students have been identified as having severe
emotional and learning disorders. A Social worker, psychologist, consulting psychiatrist and
nurse all work with a certified team of professionals to shape this
environment through patience and persistence. This former Catholic school building provides the environment
where children and their parents can receive feedback and learn to
be accountable while developing healthy relationships with a
nurturing faculty.
Joseph Academy at Maryville Scott Nolan
At Maryville Scott Nolan in Des Plaines, Joseph
Academy offers an
Orphanage Act
School under the direction
of the Maine Township Special Education Program. Here, a carefully contained therapeutic setting has been
established to serve up to 30 students who have been placed in a
residential treatment center. The daily therapeutic education experience consists of six or
more semester credits, but also includes individual and group
therapy, as well as computerized education.
This therapeutic milieu is carefully designed to motivate and
inspire students who have lived through many difficult life
experiences. The
strategy is to utilize a “school” atmosphere in an effort to change
their broken and angry hearts into hearts filled with joy and
confidence.
Hometown
Our newest program opened its doors for the
2009-2010 school year in Hometown, IL. Located at 9003 S. Kostner Avenue, this program focuses on serving the needs of
children with severe emotional challenges. Our team in Chicago's
south-suburban location utilizes intensive support services to
meet each student's individualized needs. We are excited about this
sign of growth and look forward to continually serving school districts and
families south of Chicago.
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Around the Programs
"Your problems can be life
lessons. Joseph Academy helped me realize that it is how you
correct your problems that makes the difference. What you
thought was your biggest struggle may end up being one of
your strongest skills."
-John Hickman, Class of '94
