Lionheart School

Lionheart is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization, founded in the year 2000. Lionheart was created by professionals and families for children aged 5-21 who needed a developmentally appropriate education in a specialized learning environment with therapeutic interventions, supported social interactions and strategies to accommodate for individual profiles. The goal was to create a new type of learning environment – one which combines the area’s finest Special Education teachers, Speech, Occupational, Music and Art professionals with concerned and active parents. The Lionheart School’s methods have become a national prototype for the education of children with autism and other challenges of relating and communicating. While many schools for children on the autism spectrum focus on rote learning and compliance, the Lionheart School emphasizes relationships, abstract critical thinking, problem solving, and social cognition. By focusing on each child’s individual differences, and maintaining the highest possible staff-to-student ratio, the Lionheart School crafts a program suited to each student’s individual profile. This results in a nurturing and supportive environment, directly addressing the child’s emotional, social and intellectual development. Supporting the Lionheart School in neighboring Alpharetta extends Roswell Rotary's reach into adjacent communities. This year Roswell Rotary donated $2,500 providing supplies for programs and scholarships for families with hardships, helping autistic students to succeed.