What is the mission of your business?
The Roberts Academy on Mercer's Macon
Campus is a transitional school for children
with dyslexia. Our mission is to help build
our student's academic skills and restore
their love of learning. Our goal is to prepare
our students to return to a traditional school
environment with the tools and confidence
that they need to be successful.
How does your business improve lives?
The Roberts Academy is designed to
transform the lives of its students. Children
with dyslexia often struggle emotionally and
academically in a traditional setting, and it
takes a toll on the child and the entire family.
But when we put children with dyslexia in a
special learning environment like
the Roberts Academy, we can
change the trajectory of their future.
Share a myth. What is the antidote?
The most painful myth is that children who
struggle to read are not smart or not trying
hard enough or some such nonsense. The
children are not the problem; something
in their learning environment needs to be
fixed. Children with dyslexia are equally
capable as their peers, but they learn best
with instruction that is individualized,
explicit, sequential, and multi-sensory.
What are you most excited about right
now in our community?
The Roberts Academy! We can't wait to
open our doors in August 2024.
J OY W O O D
H E A D O F S C H O O L
R O B E RT S ACA D E MY AT M E R C E R U N I V E R S I T Y
1027 LINDEN AVENUE, MACON, GA 31201 | 478-200-3711
ROBERTSACADEMY.ORG
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