SOAR WITH YOUR STRENGTHS
 

Samara Day School is for students (1st-8th grade) who thrive in smaller settings with an individualized approach to education. We are an ACADEMIC ALTERNATIVE school specializing in working with kids who are neurodivergent (ADHD, dyslexia, high-functioning autism, etc.), but we are NOT a behavioral school. Samara Day School does incorporate direct and teachable moments about mindset, Frostig’s Success Attributes (self-awareness, proactivity, perseverance, goal-setting, using resources, and emotional coping strategies), and executive functioning (organizing, prioritizing, etc.), for kids initially struggling with their academic skills, self-esteem, and learned helplessness and teach them to  "Soar With Wheir Strengths."  

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Youth need the opportunity to explore areas in which they excel, as well as bolster and compensate in areas of challenge. While there is no "cure" for most learning challenges there are academic, social, and compensatory approaches and strategies to help youth become independent and individually successful. We teach them how to use their "superpower" for good.

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Samara Day School currently serves students from 1st-8th grade. We can work with high schoolers in collaboration with an online school. As an official alternative school officiated through the Oregon Department of Education (ODE), we accept students paying private tuition or publicly funded through the IEP process under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)/contracts with the districts.  If interested in applying and potentially paying via private tuition, more information and application forms are below. If interested in pursuing public funding, please contact your district about options and requirements. We are happy to answer questions about potential fit and current room within our program.

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Samara Learning Center welcomes and encourages diversity. Our services are available without regard to ethnic background, race, color, creed, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, national origin, non-disqualifying disability, or religion.