Gifted and Twice Exceptional Students

“Today my child is a joyful, healthy, motivated senior at Lydian Academy. A learning difference diagnosed in 9th grade brought us to Lydian and since then he’s thrived there – able to realize his own academic potential. ... Because of that academic support and intangible emotional support over the past four years he was recently admitted into an Ivy league university. Lydian Academy and specifically principal and now organizational leader, Jonathan Frecceri, have been life-changing for my child and our family. … If your child needs a more tailored educational experience, there’s no better place than Lydian. We are forever grateful to everyone at Lydian.”

“My daughter graduated on Saturday after three very happy years at Lydian Academy. She is one of those "twice-exceptional" kids with some areas where she is very gifted and some areas where things don't come as easily. What I loved was they were able to push her just far enough into her challenge zone to optimize learning in either case. She loves History and Political Science and they paired her with a Yale PhD who also adjuncts college level courses. ... And now she's off to college to be a History major herself at her first choice university. But, for subjects like Math and Spanish which come less easily, she was able to take the time needed to feel progress and a sense of mastery rather than just overwhelm as she did at prior schools. It is both an efficient and an effective way to learn. Also she had the absolute sweetest friend group. Lydian was a great experience for our family.”

“Our son has learning and brain based differences, and he thrived at this school… The teachers were extremely kind and respectful, and they clearly had his best interests at heart… He was able to get through the material much faster than at public school; he did 2.5 years of classes in 1.5 years… We have nothing but enormous respect and eternal gratitude to Jonathan, Perla, and the staff for all they did for our son. Highly highly highly recommend this school.”

“Despite 10+ years of private tutoring, a private school for kids with learning disabilities, and many special classes, reading and writing was still a struggle for him when he entered Lydian this Fall. He is now taking 11th grade English and we can't believe what he's producing after just 3 months. His reflection on what he's learned so far was a perfect example — he was able to describe where he is in the process, what he's learned, and what he's still working on. In depth and detail, organized and structured, and even with a literary reference to a short story he was just working on. ...What's best about it, of course, is that he's actually enjoying it. It's probably the first time in his life he's actually felt really confident about his academic abilities. ... Lydian, we are indebted to you.”