WHO WE SERVE?
The Highlands School serves K–8 students with learning differences who thrive when they are taught differently.
Our students may have dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, ADHD, executive-function challenges, or other language-based learning differences. They are bright, capable learners who may have struggled in traditional classrooms—not because they can’t learn, but because they need instruction designed for the way they learn.
What Makes The Highlands School Unique?
We call it The Highlands Way — a holistic approach to learning that transforms students into confident and independent learners.
These strategies empower students to recognize their strengths, overcome challenges, and achieve both academic and social success—transforming them into confident, independent learners almost immediately.
Here are a few of the ways we teach differently:
- Science of Reading Across the Curriculum
- Individualized Interventions & Accommodations
- Small, Skill-Based Instructional Groups
- Explicit Executive Function Instruction
- Social Coaching & Responsive Classroom
- Research-Based Teaching Methods & Curriculum
- Multisensory & Project-Based Learning
- Data-Driven, Responsive Instruction
CLOSER THAN YOU THINK
Located in Bel Air (right off I-95) and serving families throughout Harford, Cecil, and Baltimore Counties, with transportation available from Baltimore County.
Where students learn to learn.
Lower School
Middle School
Hands on Highlands
Tutoring Center
Highlands Fast Facts
Students Served
Student/Teacher Ratio
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Faculty Holding Advanced Degrees
%
Faculty Orton-Gillingham Certified
Acre Campus
Head of School Blog
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Experience The Highlands Way!
Located in Bel Air, Maryland, The Highlands School sits on over 18 acres of beautiful land. Out inviting hallways, engaging classrooms and sprawling green campus await your visit!