UChicago Medicine AdventHealth GlenOaks School Pheasant Ridge Campus

The GlenOaks School and Transition Program is part of the University of Chicago Medicine and AdventHealth network. They’re an education campus for kids and teens with mental and behavioral learning difficulties. It’s located in Glendale Heights, Illinois. To be admitted, you’ll have to be diagnosed with a social and emotional disability.

Their campus is intended for kids in grades 3-12. If you’re in grammar school or junior high, they’ll provide counseling, help you set educational goals and meet them, and give you tips on how to cope with school, growing up, and dealing with bullies. There’re special tracks that focus on technology and learning tools, pet therapy, and having emotional support to get through your day. There’s also a robust athletic program, which includes accessible sports for students with disabilities. The high school track for older teens offers different therapies in art, music, video games, and sports in addition to academic subjects.

If you’re aging out of foster care, they’ll have services for you as well. The transition program assists with job training, learning how to live independently, and reconciling any emotional trauma that you might have gone through. They’ll also coach you as you prepare to enter college.