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Company:Kingsbury CenterCurrent Opportunities (0) Company Website  Location(s):5000 14th St NWWashington, DC 20011-6926 Map Location
Phone:(202) 722-5555Fax:(202) 722-5533Industry:Education / TrainingSize:50-99 |
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Company OverviewEstablished by educator Marion Kingsbury in 1938, Kingsbury is the oldest nonprofit educational organization to address the needs of children and adults with learning disabilities and differences in the Washington, D.C. area. Although The Kingsbury Center has come a long way from a small Washington apartment to a 57,000-square-foot building in the Carter Barron neighborhood on 14th Street, N.W., the Kingsbury vision for teaching students with learning difficulties has remained steadfast.An Innovative Vision It was as a primary school teacher in Milton, Massachusetts, that Marion Kingsbury first became aware of reading problems in young children. After she moved to Washington, D.C., with her husband, Slocum, Mrs. Kingsbury set out to learn more about helping children who were behind in reading. In September 1938, Marion Kingsbury founded The Remedial Education Center with two colleagues. Mrs. Kingsbury led the first tutor-training course that fall, and the center began tutoring children with reading difficulties. Early on, she recognized that "remedial" students were quite often as intelligent as their classmates, and she worked to educate parents and teachers about learning difficulties. In the late 1940s, Mrs. Kingsbury founded the National Association of Remedial Teachers to unite and educate teachers of students with learning difficulties. The center began offering diagnostic testing for children in the fall of 1946, utilizing the team approach that the center maintains today. When Marion Kingsbury retired as director in 1964, the Board of Trustees voted to change the name of the organization from The Remedial Education Center to The Kingsbury Center in her honor. Marion Kingsbury's educational philosophy held that individuals with learning disabilities can be taught effectively only when instructional methods and curricula are tailored to each student's unique learning needs. Sixty-five years and thousands of students later, The Kingsbury Center still abides by this philosophy. Addressing Needs Today Each year, Kingsbury serves nearly 1,000 children, adults and families with educational, diagnostic, psychological, and tutoring services. Our teachers, psychologists, diagnosticians, and tutors bring to bear a wealth of training, experience, and expertise, along with a genuine love for helping children and adults with learning difficulties. In addition to our three core programs—Kingsbury Day School, Diagnostic and Psychological Services, and Tutoring Services-Kingsbury participates in a number of smaller programs throughout the community. As Kingsbury pushes forward with our plans to expand the Upper School program and extend tutoring and diagnostic services to more families, we have not lost sight of our beginnings. Like Marion Kingsbury, we remain focused on helping each individual expand his or her capacity for learning, building on strengths and interests to overcome learning difficulties. |
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