A small school for neurodiverse learners
Where students become their best selves by being themselves.
Carillon Academy is a relationship-centered school in Bon Air, Virginia. Low ratios, daily one-on-one instruction, and a classroom built for sensory comfort. Every child learns at the pace that fits them.
- 1:3
- staff to student
- Daily
- 1:1 instruction
- K–8
- elementary & middle
Carillon has a new home for 2026–27.
Leasing space at Woodland Heights Baptist Church: accessible throughout, with a commercial kitchen and Forest Hill Park next door.
Why families come to Carillon
A vibrant, challenging education, built one child at a time.
Our students include children with ADHD, dyslexia, dyscalculia, autism, intellectual and emotional disabilities, PANS/PANDAS, and children with no diagnostic label at all.
Education tailored to each student
We design the curriculum and the environment around the individual child rather than molding the child to fit the program.
Personalized attention
Low staff-to-student ratios make daily one-on-one instruction possible. New skills are broken into small steps, with support that fills the gaps that made school hard before.
Emphasizing progress
Assessments at the start and end of the year show what each student has learned, so families can see exactly where their child stands and how far they have come.
Reimagining the classroom
Quiet study areas, calming breaks, movement, outdoor time, and time with friends are part of every day, not extras added at the end.
Our curriculum
Strong academics, taught the way your child learns.
Reading & writing
Orton-Gillingham-based instruction, individual phonological work and student writing journals, from first letters to summarizing text.
Math
Skill-level instruction that keeps a child moving forward on grade-level topics while closing the gaps underneath.
Science & social studies
Projects, field trips, discussion and hands-on experiments, with culture studies often tied to cooking or a trip.
Social learning
Morning meetings, paired projects and cooperative games teach negotiation, self-advocacy and working with others.
Extracurriculars
Art, music history, Read-Write-Cook, PE, nature walks, gaming, library trips, and holiday traditions.
Occupational therapy
Optional weekly OT on campus through Adapt & Grow, with goals folded into the school day.
Our people
Teachers who stay long enough to really know your child.
Ms. Rebekah
Director
Special education teacher, Orton-Gillingham reading specialist, and founder of Carillon.
Ms. Colleen
Lead Teacher
Nine years across elementary and secondary special education, with endorsements in learning and emotional disabilities.
Ms. Nadia
Educational Assistant
Early childhood educator and youth leader who brings music, writing, art and the outdoors to the day.
From our director
“What makes us happiest is seeing students thrive on their own terms. We don’t expect, or want, our students to fit into a prescribed mold.”
Ms. Rebekah Goemaat, Director