The St. Anthony School - Carrollton, Texas is an independent therapeutic school located in

Carrollton Texas Carrollton is a city in Dallas County, Texas, Dallas, Denton County, Texas, Denton, and Collin County, Texas, Collin counties in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, its population was 133,434, making it the ...

Carrollton Texas The school is one of several private schools in the area. The St Anthony School specializes in

Dyslexia Dyslexia, also known until the 1960s as word blindness, is a disorder characterized by reading below the expected level for one's age. Different people are affected to different degrees. Problems may include difficulties in spelling words, r ...

Attention Deficit Disorder Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by excessive amounts of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity that are pervasive, impairing in multiple contexts, and otherwise Development ...

Bi-polar disorder Bipolar may refer to: Astronomy * Bipolar nebula, a distinctive nebular formation * Bipolar outflow, two continuous flows of gas from the poles of a star Mathematics * Bipolar coordinates, a two-dimensional orthogonal coordinate system * Bipolar ...

, school phobia,

Anxiety Anxiety is an emotion which is characterized by an unpleasant state of inner turmoil and includes feelings of dread over anticipated events. Anxiety is different than fear in that the former is defined as the anticipation of a future threat wh ...

, Depression, and

Spectrum disorder A spectrum disorder is a mental disorder that includes a range of linked conditions, sometimes also extending to include singular symptoms and traits. The different elements of a spectrum either have a similar appearance or are thought to be cause ...

. The St Anthony School is accredited with the Texas Alliance of Accredited Private Schools. The St Anthony School is listed in D Magazine (owned by American Express)which was “named the ‘Best City Magazine’ in the nation three times by the

City and Regional Magazine Association A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

”, as one of the top schools in the

Dallas Fort Worth Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County w ...

area for children with special needs and specializing in alternative learning.

History

The St Anthony School was founded in 1998 by Tony Cinquepalmi. The school is run by Tony Cinquepalmi, along with a variety of licensed therapists, experienced special education teachers, and behavioral specialists. Tony Cinquepalmi received his master's degree in Education and also has Bachelor's in Psychology from the University of North Texas. Nathan Lambert, who is the Principal, has a Bachelor's of Psychology from the University of North Texas. Lexie McInerney, who serves as the director of the school's curriculum and diagnostics, has a Master's in Interdisciplinary Studies and Bachelor's in Special Education. Julia Cinquepalmi also has a Master's in Education and a Bachelor's in Psychology from the University of North Texas. In the early 1990s, Tony developed the model that would eventually become The St. Anthony School. Early on the model was brought to other settings, including hospitals and private schools, until eventually they branched out to establish The St Anthony School. This model focused on serving The Misunderstood Child by establishing the symptoms and adapting resources to assist with Academic and Learning disorders along with Social and Emotional disorders.

Grades 3-12

Programming at the St Anthony School is designed for students in

third Third or 3rd may refer to: Numbers * 3rd, the ordinal form of the cardinal number 3 * , a fraction of one third * Second#Sexagesimal divisions of calendar time and day, 1⁄60 of a ''second'', or 1⁄3600 of a ''minute'' Places * 3rd Street (d ...

through twelfth grade experiencing academic, social and/or emotional difficulties.

Lower School

The lower school at St. Anthony's serves grades 3-5. Each student's

curriculum In education, a curriculum (; : curricula or curriculums) is broadly defined as the totality of student experiences that occur in the educational process. The term often refers specifically to a planned sequence of instruction, or to a view ...

is individualized and is based upon academic and cognitive testing with learning styles identified and then an individual plan created. There is a multi-sensory approach to learning that helps to identify any academic weaknesses. Lower school students enjoy instruction in such areas as oral expression, research techniques, expressive writing,

drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been ...

science Science is a systematic endeavor that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe. Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earliest archeological evidence for ...

and social studies, critical thinking,

Literature Literature is any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially prose fiction, drama, and poetry. In recent centuries, the definition has expanded to include ...

/reading, Improvement,

Art Art is a diverse range of human activity, and resulting product, that involves creative or imaginative talent expressive of technical proficiency, beauty, emotional power, or conceptual ideas. There is no generally agreed definition of wha ...

Mathematics Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes. These topics are represented in modern mathematics ...

, Annual

Achievement test An achievement test is a test of developed skill or knowledge. The most common type of achievement test is a standardized test developed to measure skills and knowledge learned in a given grade level, usually through planned instruction, such as tr ...

Upper School

Saint Anthony's upper school consists of grades six through twelve. Each student is placed in an individualized curriculum after testing their abilities and academic needs. Highlights of the College Preparatory Program include; competence in reading, oral and communication skills, competence in basic analytical and reasoning skills, critical thinking to distinguish fact from opinion, knowledge and practices to help conserve the environment, world history and modern affairs.

History

St. Anthony's was founded in 1998. Staff consists of licensed therapists, experienced

special education Special education (known as special-needs education, aided education, exceptional education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, or SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates th ...

teachers, and behavioral specialists.

References

External links

Saint Anthony School Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Anthony School Schools in Carrollton, Texas Private K–12 schools in Dallas County, Texas Educational institutions established in 1998 1998 establishments in Texas