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The Orthogenic School is a coeducational therapeutic day program for children and adolescents in need of support for behavioral or emotional issues.
It provides young people, ages five to 20, with a therapeutic and educational environment that recognizes their strengths and needs, while challenging them to grow by achieving important developmental and behavioral outcomes. Our mission is to provide the highest quality individual care, treatment, and education to troubled children and youth, and their families while serving as an internationally recognized model for research, training, and professional practice.
Club or Organization: Board Games Group, Career Day, Corporate Leadership Day, Dance Group, Dungeons and Dragons Club, Infectious Tees, Job Readiness Training, Louder than a Bomb Poetry Slam (Young Chicago Authors/O-School English Department), Orthogenique (literary magazine), Poetry Club, Shakespeare Slam (Chicago Shakespeare Theater/O-School English Department), Sports Group, Student Work Program, Yellow Door Chronicles (student newspaper), Yoga Club
Arts and Music Programs: Art Club, choir, Dance, music, Shakespeare
School Notes
The Orthogenic School is a therapeutic day school program for
children and adolescents in need of support for behavioral or
emotional issues.
It provides young people, ages 5 to 20, with a therapeutic and
educational environment that recognizes their strengths and needs,
while challenging them to grow by achieving important developmental
and behavioral outcomes. Our mission is to provide the highest
quality individual care, treatment, and education to troubled
children and youth, and their families while serving as an
internationally recognized model for research, training, and
professional practice.
Grades: 9-12 | 618 students0.7 miles 6410 S. Dante Ave Chicago, IL 60637 (773) 324-1020
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512/13/2022
Our child attended the O-School for 3 years suffering from PTSD. Because of the wonderful work and time they spent with her, she is now doing much better and can live on campus at college. We are grateful.
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