The Center for Academic Excellence (CAE), formerly The Learning Center/TLC, is committed to fostering a supportive and inclusive learning environment, where students feel comfortable asking questions, seeking help, and learning to embrace challenges as opportunities for personal growth. The goal of the CAE is to ensure that every student at Shorecrest accesses its many resources and opportunities, in order to unlock each student's full potential. CAE serves all students of our school to ensure academic success at all levels including Alpha, JK, and K-12.
Shorecrest is home to students who are bright, kind, and ready to learn. Our focus is on the whole child, moving past labels to understand each child’s unique underlying story.
Our evidence-based curriculum and instructional methodologies have been proven to be effective in supporting students whose academic performance does not match their cognitive potential.
The secret of education lies in respecting the students.
CAE’s philosophy is simple: respect the student. Everything evolves from this premise. Respect that every student can learn, and that each student learns differently. From this shared respect grows a welcoming atmosphere, our staff’s nurturing disposition, and the personalized, specialized educational programs. We believe in a strong team approach to optimize student achievement.
The Center for Academic Excellence demonstrates its commitment to student respect by:
We have success with many students who have a variety of mild to moderate learning differences and other disabilities. Since every student is unique, please contact us to discuss your child’s specific needs.
Families requesting teachers to complete any observation forms required by an evaluation center must send the forms directly to The The Center for Academic Excellence for distribution to your child’s current teachers.
Specialists in The Center for Academic Excellence are committed to providing individualized tutoring for any student Kindergarten -12th grade who wants to enrich or add learning techniques, study skills, or organizational skills to make learning more productive and effective.
Specialists are credentialed in the subject areas they teach. Additionally CAE includes specialists with advanced training in the Wilson System, Barton System, and Orton-Gillingham which are multisensory, structured language approaches to teach reading and writing.
Tutoring for Middle and Upper School students happens either after school or during a free period during the school day. Tutoring for Lower School students happens either during the school day or after school.
Speech/Language Therapists and Occupational Therapists work with teachers, parents, and students to make sure students reach their potential. Many of our students receive speech and language therapy and/or occupational therapy during the school day. This allows the students to learn skills that will directly impact their academic and social learning in and out of the classroom.