Rebuilding Academic Success And Executive Function Skills
individualized Academic Support
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“At Live Strong House, our accredited academic program addresses executive functioning, learning differences, and academic gaps with individualized plans designed to meet each student where he is academically and developmentally.
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Our Approach to Academics
At Live Strong House, we understand that many young men arrive having struggled academically—not because they lack intelligence, but because they haven’t received the right support.
Our goal isn’t to push every student toward the same outcome. Instead, we help each young man leave at grade level and ready for his next step—whether that’s returning to public school, attending a private school, or pursuing post-secondary education.
At Live Strong House, academics and therapy work as one. Our teachers aren’t isolated from your son’s treatment—they’re integral members of his care team, attending clinical meetings and adapting instruction to support both educational and therapeutic goals.
Whether he needs to recover credits from years of school refusal or seeks advanced placement courses for college applications. Many students who arrive failing discover they’re actually capable of honors-level work once their learning differences are properly addressed.
Individualized Academic Plans
We meet each student exactly where he is. Our focus is on restoring academic momentum through plans tailored to unique learning profiles.
- IEP creation, maintenance, and collaborative oversight
- Supports for student learning profiles (ADHD/LD)
- Direct collaboration with home school case management
- Diagnostic review of academic gaps and history
- One-on-one time with dedicated teachers and tutors
Executive Functioning Support
Executive functioning is at the heart of our program, addressing the organizational skills needed to succeed beyond the classroom.
- Time management and task prioritization
- Organization and collaborative planning
- Working memory and metacognition strategies
- Emotional regulation within academic settings
- Self-monitoring and focus-building techniques
Accredited Instruction
All coursework is Cognia Accredited, ensuring credits transfer seamlessly to public or private schools.
- Core classes: English, Math, Science, and Social Studies
- Smaller course loads to ensure mastery of material
- Semesters completed in 8-10 weeks on average if appropriate
- 100% of our seniors graduate with an accredited diploma.
- Direct teacher support with immediate feedback
- Accommodations and modifications per IEP standards
Credit Recovery & Graduation
We help students return to grade-level and prepare for their chosen next step, whether that is public school or post-secondary education.
- 99% of students leave at grade-level
- 100% of seniors graduate with an accredited diploma
- Opportunities to recover credits efficiently, based on individual readiness
- SAT/ACT preparation and application support
- Employability skills and vocational exploration
Academic Support for Individual Learning Profiles
Removing Barriers to Learning
- Restoring Attention Spans: Removing digital distractions to rebuild deep focus.
- Adaptive and Flexible Curriculum: Self-paced, direct learning, and small group options tailored to each student’s individual needs.
- Reducing Academic Anxiety: Providing emotional safety and immediate support to encourage healthy cognitive risk-taking.
Academic Support for Learning Profiles
- Integrated Care Collaboration: Teachers, life coaches, and the clinical team communicate to ensure academic strategies align with the overall treatment plan.
- Individualized Scaffolding: Clinical insights guide classroom accommodations and instructional approaches, ensuring academic goals support therapeutic objectives.
- Immediate Help: We restore academic momentum by anchoring lessons in "small wins," providing targeted one-on-one tutoring, and fostering a safe environment for intellectual risk.
Environmental and Experience-Based Learning
- The Landscape as Laboratory: We utilize Utah’s diverse geography for hands-on science, using local geology and ecosystems to anchor academic concepts.
- Kinetic Learning: Applying physics principles to activities like rock climbing challenges students physically while strengthening executive functioning.
- Cognitive Priming: We leverage adventure and exploration to reduce stress and prime the brain for deep classroom engagement and retention.
Individualized Post-Secondary Readiness
Moving from Academic Progress to Functional Independence, Next Step Readiness
Academic progress is individualized, and college is not the immediate path for every student. We believe students must be prepared for their specific next phase, whether that involves returning to high school, moving on to post-secondary education, or pursuing a vocational program.
This is not a mandatory mandate, but a specialized resource for those requiring a tailored transition plan. As part of the IEP process, we ensure every student has measurable goals and a clear roadmap for what comes next.
Functional Goal: We strip away the “floof” to focus on Grade-Level Progress and Academic Momentum.
Individualized Support: SAT/ACT prep and college counseling are available for college-bound students as specific post-graduation supports, rather than a program-wide requirement.
Our support is customized to each student’s unique abilities and timeline:
Credit Recovery: Efficiently returning to grade-level to ensure educational choices.
Vocational Exploration: Identifying and preparing for technical careers for students not pursuing traditional college.
Employability Skills: Developing the “hard” and “soft” skills required for workforce success.
Academic Liaison: Acting as a point of contact for application deadlines and transcript aggregation for collegiate paths.
From Academic Anxiety to Genuine Momentum
Our son went from years of school refusal to genuine academic momentum. The teachers understood his ADHD wasn't laziness—they provided the individualized scaffolding and executive functioning tools that allowed him to finally succeed on his own terms."
Parent of 17-year-old graduate | New Brunswick, NJ
My son shifted from chronic academic anxiety to consistent grade-level progress. The difference was having teachers who understood his learning profile and a program that integrated therapeutic support directly into the classroom. They unlocked potential we didn't know he could access."
— Parent of 18-year-old student | Los Angeles, CA