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Mission Statement

Pattison’s Academy will improve the quality of life for children with multiple disabilities by providing a comprehensive education and rehabilitation programs.

See our Strategic Business Plan Here

What we are doing

Through two initiatives, Pattison Academy's Summer Camp and Pattison's Academy, children with severe and multiple disabilities will be exposed to a community inclusive rehabilitative program that is completely intergrated with an educational environment. Our goal will be to maximize each child's education and function, while preventing and slowing secondary deficits.  

Pattison's Summer School, which began in summer 2006, fills a huge community void. A summer program for children with severe and mulitple disabilities is an opportunity for these children to get continuing therapy services during the time when the public school system is closed. 

Many children regress due to the lapse in interaction and therapy during the summer months and their parents must find and pay for care givers who are often not qualified to care for a disabled child.  This summer program is the only one of its kind in the lowcountry to offer specialized services to children 1 to 12 years old with severe disabilities.  Each child's individualized needs are recognized and met by the summer camp team. 

The children who attend our summer program and the staff who work with them also have the knowledgeable support of MUSC physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy graduate students.  The summer program, while providing daily team approach therapies, offers regular community outings and FUN!

Our objective for summer school is for each child to have an enriched and engaging summer experience while maintaining or surpassing his or her current levels of skill and function.  Our summer program operates 9:00am to 3:00pm Monday through Friday.  The cost for each week has typically been $150 per week; however, once accepted into our summer program no child has even been turned away for financial reasons.  You may complete the 2010 application on-line, download it, or e-mail us at info@pattisonsacademy.org if you have questions.