Lions Leap (Grades 1-6)

Lions Leap (Grades 1-6)

Spend your summer at Lawrence School! We're Northeast Ohio's only academic program for students with dyslexia and other learning differences.

Lawrence School’s Orton-Gillingham based instructional approach looks a lot like play. Peek into our classrooms and you’ll see students writing in shaving cream, sculpting sight words with modeling clay, bouncing balls as they skip count, and, most importantly, smiling and laughing! But don’t be fooled by all the fun—these engaging multisensory activities lead to serious gains in literacy and mathematics. This summer, we invite your child to leap ahead with Lions Leap!

• Our daily class schedule consists of 40-minute lessons in phonics, reading fluency, writing, and mathematics—with playground time in between.
• All concepts are introduced through visual, tactile, auditory, and kinesthetic activities, which are proven to help students with learning differences make connections and retain information.
• Class sizes are small; groupings of only 8-10 learners make way for plenty of individualized attention from our knowledgeable staff.
• Organization is explicitly taught and practiced, further developing the executive function skills essential for success in school and beyond.

Lions Leap is not only an intensive dose of specialized instruction—it’s a powerful experience that shows kids who learn differently they CAN succeed academically. In just four weeks, Leapers build new skills, increase self-confidence, gain motivation, make new friends, and find out how fun learning can be!

Registration for Lions Leap 2024 is now closed. If you have any questions, please contact admissions@lawrenceschool.org.  

How to Apply

To register for Lions Leap, the following steps are required:

Step 1

Complete an Online Inquiry for Admission

Step 2

Submit Testing Results
If your child has an IEP from your public school or has undergone a private learning evaluation, we ask that you email a copy of the educational report and test results to admissions@lawrenceschool.org. Formal testing is not a requirement for summer program enrollment, but it helps us better understand your child's learning needs.

Step 3

Submit an Application
If we determine that we are the best fit to meet your child’s academic needs, we will provide you with application information.

Step 4

Placement Assessment
To ensure the proper placement and best academic outcomes for each student, our staff will be contacting you to schedule a brief on-campus curriculum assessment. Parents are also encouraged to attend a presentation and discussion of the program while students are completing their assessment.