Concord Academy (Memphis)
| Concord Academy | |
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Memphis, Tennessee United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Special Needs Education |
| Established | 1983 |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| Enrollment | 60 |
| Mascot | Lions |
| Yearbook | The Concord Lions |
| Head of School | Nan Miller |
| Website | www.concord-academy.org |
Concord Academy is a private, state approved, non-profit school (Grades 6-12) for students with special needs such as learning disabilities, attention deficits and many other problems that prevent students from learning in a regular class setting or school. Sometimes the students they serve are challenged with a single,or more special learning consideration or a defined social-emotional need. Much more often, however, these children face a combination of disabling factors that require modifications in all subject areas and a variety of programs to address unique needs. Concord provides the flexible curriculum and specialized programming within a small, nurturing, personal environment in which students feel they can learn and are able to thrive to learn.
History
Concord Academy was founded in 1983 by a group of parents who recognized that their students with disabilities were quickly falling behind their peers in large and highly competitive, educational settings. These founding parents recognized that students with special needs often have a painful awareness that they are “different” and experience great frustration when they can not “get” simple, everyday tasks that others master with ease.
Therefore, Concord was established to provide programs that encompass all aspects of student development, combining specialized, academic instruction with social, emotional and vocational guidance. Since its beginning twenty-one years ago, Concord has served approximately five hundred students. As of 2009, 165 students have graduated from Concord Academy.
Headmasters
- Nan Miller (2012–Present)
- Joyce Teague (1987–2012)
- Dr. Wallace Flint(1983-1987)