NewHope Academy

At NewHope, we provide students with a small, safe, and supportive educational environment where we treat them with respect and protect their privacy.

Our therapeutic day school serves internalizing students with average to above average intelligence in need of additional support. Since its inception, hundreds of students have utilized our program; many of them returning to their home schools full-time and achieving success in college.

Academic and personal success at NewHope is based on:

  • Appreciation of individual differences and development of individual goals
  • Discovering student’s strengths and understanding challenges in learning how to advocate in an effective manner
  • Helping students build resiliency to be successful in college and beyond
  • 3250 N Arlington Heights
    Arlington Heights, IL 60004
  • (P) 847.588.0463
  • School Hours:
    Monday through Thursday 8:15 – 2:30
    Friday 9:00 – 2:30
    Once a month we have a 10:00 start (as indicated on our calendar)
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Our students tend to…

BE OF AVERAGE TO ABOVE-AVERAGE INTELLIGENCE

accommodations to meet student’s learning in math and reading

WITHDRAW SOCIALLY AND EMOTIONALLY

NHA will meet your child where they are to help them feel safe to learn again

HAVE DIFFICULTY READING SOCIAL CUES

NHA staff provide modeling and prompting to help students engage socially

HAVE TALENTS IN ART AND MUSIC

Students can explore their talents during our thrills classes

HAVE DIFFICULTY WITH EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING

NHA provides direct training and instruction to improve executive functioning skills

HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

Students that attend NHA are capable learners that need help to consistently be available to learn

USE FREQUENT ILLNESS TO AVOID SCHOOL

NHA staff have created a safe environment to give students the space they need to make progress in attending

APPEAR SAD, LONELY, ANXIOUS, HOPELESS, OR DEPRESSED

Our therapists will work to increase your child’s confidence and decrease their level of anxiety surrounding school

EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY FITTING IN A MAINSTREAM ENVIRONMENT

We celebrate each others uniqueness

BE OF AVERAGE TO ABOVE-AVERAGE INTELLIGENCE

accommodations to meet student’s learning in math and reading

WITHDRAW SOCIALLY AND EMOTIONALLY

NHA will meet your child where they are to help them feel safe to learn again

HAVE DIFFICULTY READING SOCIAL CUES

NHA staff provide modeling and prompting to help students engage socially

HAVE TALENTS IN ART AND MUSIC

Students can explore their talents during our thrills classes

HAVE DIFFICULTY WITH EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING

NHA provides direct training and instruction to improve executive functioning skills

HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

Students that attend NHA are capable learners that need help to consistently be available to learn

USE FREQUENT ILLNESS TO AVOID SCHOOL

NHA staff have created a safe environment to give students the space they need to make progress in attending

APPEAR SAD, LONELY, ANXIOUS, HOPELESS, OR DEPRESSED

Our therapists will work to increase your child’s confidence and decrease their level of anxiety surrounding school

EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY FITTING IN A MAINSTREAM ENVIRONMENT

We celebrate each others uniqueness

About Us

NewHope Academy serves students with an array of exceptional needs. Our programs provide individualized attention and a curriculum that is based on each student’s cognitive ability, learning style, and interest. The goal for students who attend NewHope Academy is to make progress on their individual goals and objectives as stated in their Individual Education Program (IEP) so they may reintegrate to a less restrictive environment as soon as possible.

  • Our Junior High and High School program supports students in grades 6-12 with Emotional Disabilities, Autism, Learning Disability, and Other Health Impairments.
  • Our Extension of Services (EOS) program is for 17 to 21-year-old students to bridge the gap from high school to college/career success.

Extension of Services (EOS) Program

NewHope Academy is excited to offer servicess for 17 to 21-year olds. This day program is provided at our facility to bridge the gap from high school to college/career success. Our team assists students in living independently, working productively, and navigating college/career life successfully while also utilizing the available resources in their community. Guided support is provided throughout enrollment and student plans are individualized. Time is spent getting to know the student’s current strengths and challenges to develop solutions and strategies to achieve a successful and satisfying adult life. Students work individually and in groups with an academic mentor to solidify an educational or vocational course of study and monitor progress in classes. They also work with a social worker to implement a therapeutic course of action and monitor social and emotional progress.

Student Profile/Support: ADHD, Emotional Disabilities, Depression, Anxiety, Nonverbal Learning Disability (NVLD), Low Self-Esteem, Low Motivation, Social Relationship Difficulties, High Functioning Autism/Aspergers

Extra Curricular Activities

Chicago Area Alternative Education League (CAAEL) 

NewHope Academy is a proud member of the Chicago Area Alternative Education League (CAAEL).  CAAEL, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization, has been providing a full spectrum of academic, athletic, and art programs to the Chicagoland area’s most at-risk youth since 1976. Each year, CAAEL offers 900+ events for 5,000 students from 30 Illinois counties. The customized leagues and events, which take place during the school day, help our students develop compassion and tolerance, work as a team, and accept the consequences of their choices.

Faith’s Law
Sexual Abuse Response and Prevention Resource Guide 

Faith’s Law is named after prevention advocate and child sexual abuse survivor Faith Colson, who graduated from an Illinois high school in the early 2000s. Faith’s Law was passed by the Illinois General Assembly as two separate pieces of legislation. The first legislation established the definition of sexual misconduct within the Illinois School Code and outlined the requirements for schools to develop and post employee code of professional conduct policies.  The second legislation adds employment history reviews as part of the hiring and vetting process for schools and school contractors, requires notices to be provided to parents/guardians and the applicable student when there’s an alleged act of sexual misconduct, and makes other changes to the process schools must follow when handling allegations of sexual misconduct.  As a result, ISBE has developed a resource guide that is available on its website (www.isbe.net) and includes guidance for pupils, parents or guardians, and teachers about sexual abuse responses and prevention resources available in their community, including the contact information of entities that provide services for victims of child sexual abuse and their families.

The Sexual Abuse Response and Prevention Resource Guide can be found on the Illinois State Board of Education website (www.isbe.net) at: https://www.isbe.net/Documents/Faiths-Law-Resource-Guide.pdf#search=faith%27s%20law

In addition, a copy of the Sexual Abuse Response and Prevention Resource Guide will be provided to parents/guardians, upon request. Please contact the School Administrator to request a hard copy of the Resource Guide.

School Resources
Therapeutic Resources

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