Welcome to Pattison's Academy

In order to serve the approximately 4,000 children with serious functional or mental disabilities in Charleston, Dorchester, and Berkeley counties, we are building a non-profit, school offering team-based, year-round academics integrated with pediatric therapy and rehabilitation. 

Currently, in our area, families with special needs children and children with multiple disabilities are solely dependent on public schools and early intervention programs for services and treatment. However, some of these children need a more therapy-based approach to their care and education. 

The first of its kind

Pattison's Academy, a 501(c)(3) organization, will be the first of its kind in the Charleston, South Carolina area to provide the support and choices that parents and special needs children want and deserve.

We are in phase three of our four phase development plan.  Our charter school application has been approved by the state of South Carolina and Charleston County School District.  The school is scheduled to open in the Fall of 2010.

Getting involved

This website was made possible by a generous donation from the Elizabeth Tarrant Anderson Fund through the Coastal Community Foundation . You can also make a tax deductible contribution to Pattison's Academy by sending a check made payable to Pattison's Academy:

Whether you are a parent of a child with multiple disabilities, a medical professional specializing in pediatric rehabilitation, or just have a special heart for children, you can also help. Please take some time to read through the site to learn more about the goals & plans for creating a facility that will maximize the potential both medically and educationally for children who have to compete with severe disabilities.

Pattison’s Academy does not discriminate against applicants, students, staff, or board members on the basis of race, national or ethnic origin, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual preference or age in administering its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, and other school-administered programs.