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AIM in the News
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AIM Academy's web page discussing using 529 assets toward tuition was highlighted in a September 2018 blog post by communications platform Finalsite.
![AIMing High - Suburban Life - September 2018]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1537796780/manayunk/eyqborqpzvf58yjwvhwt/sublifecover.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1537796780/manayunk/eyqborqpzvf58yjwvhwt/sublifecover.jpg","width":260}])
Suburban Life's cover article "AIMing High" focuses on the vital partnerships, cutting-edge research and immersive curriculum that help students with learning differences "bring their passions to life."
![Map of Haskins Global Hub Researchers]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1521228754/manayunk/cjaxretbgrtsatodjlhs/HaskinsReach.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1521228754/manayunk/cjaxretbgrtsatodjlhs/HaskinsReach.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1521228754/manayunk/cjaxretbgrtsatodjlhs/HaskinsReach.jpg","width":720}])
Haskins Laboratories, a Yale-affiliated research institute based in New Haven, Conn., has launched a new collaboration in its efforts to improve language and literacy outcomes for children at risk for reading difficulties worldwide. Haskins has identified AIM Academy, a grade 1-12 school for children with language-based learning disabilities, and the AIM Institute for Learning & Research, as its first education partner. Through the collaboration with AIM, Haskins will work with educational researchers, service providers, and academic leaders to translate the growing body of research in the science of reading and language into early identification of and best practices in treating language-based reading problems.
![Total Raised for World Bicycle Relief]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1521219628/manayunk/sixbvxlcij4xanywezme/wbrtotal.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1521219628/manayunk/sixbvxlcij4xanywezme/wbrtotal.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1521219628/manayunk/sixbvxlcij4xanywezme/wbrtotal.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1521219628/manayunk/sixbvxlcij4xanywezme/wbrtotal.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1521219628/manayunk/sixbvxlcij4xanywezme/wbrtotal.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1521219628/manayunk/sixbvxlcij4xanywezme/wbrtotal.jpg","width":2016}])
AIM Academy recently wrapped up its World Bicycle Relief service learning project – and raised an incredible $2,646 for The Power Of Bicycles!
The school, which also raised funds for WBR last year, started its project in November. This year, students in 1st through 5th grades used it as an opportunity to learn about Zambia and its culture, as well as WBR’s work there.
Through an “In Their Shoes” lesson, students studied members of Zambia’s Palabana community who had received Buffalo Bicycles. In addition to learning about their daily lives, the students witnessed the powerful impact of bicycles.
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Conshohocken’s AIM Academy is the first educational partner of the Haskins Global L2 (Language & Literacy) Innovation Hub, officials announced Monday, part of a larger effort to boost literacy and language skills in kids at risk for reading-based learning difficulties.
AIM, and the school’s research arm, the AIM Institute for Learning and Research, will work with the hub — affiliated with Haskins Laboratories, part of Yale University — to start the IGNITE Center. It will bring researchers and educators together to bring cutting-edge neuroscience research into the classroom.
AIM Institute for Learning & Research's Director of Partnerships and Engagement Deborah Lynam just returned from three days in Washington DC with dyslexia advocates from 17 states as part of the 5th annual Dyslexia Hill Day organized by Decoding Dyslexia parents. This three day gathering of families, professionals and policy-makers on Capitol Hill focused on discussing current trends and upcoming federal legislative efforts impacting individuals with dyslexia.
May is Better Hearing and Speech Month so it's fitting that we congratulate Erin DeVault, our Director of Speech and Language, on her recent award from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).
Erin was recently granted an Award for Continuing Education (ACE) for her rigorous commitment continuing education in her field. ACE awards are provided to Speech-Language Pathologists who complete 7 ASHA continuing education units over a three-year period.
AIM Academy Middle School Science Teacher Chrissy Mellon has been selected by the Philadelphia Phillies as one of their Top 10 Teacher All Stars for 2017. Mellon, who was nominated by an AIM parent, will be honored along with nine other Teacher All Stars in a pre-game ceremony prior to the Friday, May 5 Teacher Appreciation Night game. The nomination letter written by the parent of one of Mellon's current students highlights the focus and education the teacher herself undertook to find the best way to connect with a child with a specific hurdle that impeded being able to learn: "Chrissy Mellon embodies AIM Academy's vision - innovative teaching driven by fearless dedication in the teacher."
