Benilde Program
Appropriate Applicant
Students’ learning needs are as individual as students are. It is important that parents, teachers, administrators and students think carefully about the type of program that is best suited for a particular student. Below is a description of the “ideal” applicant. The closer a student is to matching this profile, the more likely it is that she or he is an appropriate candidate for the Benilde Program.

The ideal applicant to the Benilde Program:
        1. has a sincere interest in attending St. John’s College High School.
        2. has attended Catholic elementary school.
        3. has had a psycho-educational evaluation by a licensed psychologist, which indicates that the student has a diagnosed learning difference.
        4. has demonstrated the ability to learn in a classroom of approximately 25 students.
        5. can handle the demands of a college preparatory curriculum.
        6. has demonstrated no emotional or behavioral problems that would significantly interfere with classroom learning.
        7. is interested in taking responsibility for “learning how to learn”.

The majority of students who participate in the Benilde Program have a diagnosis of ADHD or a specific learning disability. However, there are a variety of other conditions that can impact a student’s ability to perform well in school. We have worked with students who have other needs, including those arising from:

        • Head injury
        • Tourette’s syndrome
        • Epilepsy
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