School for Dyslexic Students to Move to Larger Campus

Editor's note: Sean Casey is a faculty member at the Sage School.

Gwinnett County’s only school for children with dyslexia and other language and speech difficulties is growing so quickly that it is relocating to a much larger space this year.

The Sage School in Suwanee is moving from a small four-classroom facility to a sprawling space of more than 20,000 square feet on Satellite Boulevard.

Enrollment at Sage more than doubled this school year to 30 students, up from just four students when the school opened in 2010. School founder Angela Patton said she expects at least 50 students in the 2013-2014 school year and is planning for rapid yearly growth.

An eighth grade class will be added next year, and the school is considering expanding into high-school level grades in the future. The new school will have a full library, cafeteria, 20-plus classrooms, several tutoring rooms, a large common space for group activities, a playground and plenty of parking.

“This is a big and necessary leap,” said Patton. “We’re the only school of its kind in the area and every day we get several inquiries from parents whose children are struggling in other settings. We now have the space we need to serve students from kindergarten through middle school and possibly beyond.”

In addition to dyslexia remediation and speech therapy, Sage teaches a full curriculum of math, science, language arts and history, as well as specials such as art, physical education and drama. As a non-denominational Christian school, Sage students have daily Bible classes, too.

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