Provide extraordinary educational opportunities to children with language-based learning disabilities such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia, utilizing research-based intervention strategies and an arts-based learning environment that is college preparatory in scope and sequence.

Develop a center for educational excellence and professional development to disseminate best practices to educators by providing access to the latest research-based curriculum, technology, and training.

The goals of AIM~Academy In Manayunk are to:

• provide a rigorous quality education for a lifetime of learning
• provide evidenced-based intensive remediation and teaching of strategies
• employ all the art forms as central to the educative process and treat the arts as scholarly pursuits
• bring multi-sensory and experiential learning into each classroom
• provide enrichment, cultural, and sports activities to enhance learning experiences
• engage in research to facilitate excellent instruction
• incorporate the latest technology into all programs
• encourage the child's strengths to flourish while working on areas of needs
• challenge a child's mind while caring for the student's emotional well being
• encourage staff members to remain engaged with current research surrounding brain development while reflecting on it's impact on learning and implications for teaching
• continue to grow and better our research to practice curriculum by challenging our highly skilled staff to remain on the cutting-edge of the field of education through training opportunities on new research-based programs
• train and mentor undergraduate and graduate level education majors in an effort to help shape the next generation of special education teachers
• support and educate parents in regard to school and home issues
• replicate The Lab School of Washington model
• disseminate best practices through workshops, lectures and seminars to school partners and universities
• provide tutoring services in reading, math, writing and homework support
• provide a summer program to support continued reading, writing and math development while enhancing and enriching student's background knowledge