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FOR IMMEDIATE INFORMATION

May 8, 2007

MEDIA CONTACT: Hopkins

Office of College Communications

978.867.4569

GORDON AND SUMMIT ACADEMY SCHOOLS OFFER FREE TWO-DAY CONFERENCE ON ADHD AND

ASPERGER’S SYNDROME

Highly Acclaimed Education Speaker Lavoie Presents New Methods and

Strategies To Reach Challenging Students

WENHAM, MA— Partnering with Ohio-based Summit Academy Schools, Gordon College

will host “The Education Challenge: ADHD and Asperger’s Syndrome,” a free

conference for Massachusetts licensed counselors, social workers, educators,

clergy, university students and parents on June 29-30, 2007. Summit Academy

Schools will present their sought after “therapeutic education” model to help

those students suffering with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

and Asperger’s develop better coping skills, a sense of belonging and

self-discipline in addressing their academic, social and emotional needs.

Lavoie, M.A., M.Ed., nationally recognized for his expertise in learning

disabilities, will present his perspective on effective therapeutic techniques

for children with ADHD, Asperger’s Syndrome and other learning disabilities.

Lavoie has delivered his message to over 500,000 parents and professionals

throughout North America and delivered keynote addresses for all three of the

major special needs advocacy organizations in the United States (Learning

Disabilities Association, Council for Exceptional Children, Children with

Attention Deficit Disorder) and has appeared on CBS Morning News, Good Morning

America and ABC Evening News.

Lavoie is best known for his videos How Difficult Can This Be? F.A.T. City

Workshop and Last One Picked, First One Picked On: The Social Implications of

Learning Disabilities. He has consulted with the Public Broadcasting Service,

The New York Times, National Center for Learning Disabilities, Girl Scouts of

America and Child Magazine.

“We’re thrilled to be hosting this very important conference at Gordon,

particularly since our graduate and undergraduate education majors continue to

encounter children suffering from these syndromes in the classroom,” says, Janet

S. Arndt, Ed.D, assistant professor of Education at Gordon and conference

presenter. “We also want to encourage local teachers, principles,

superintendents and parents who want to learn more about ADHD and Asperger’s

syndrome to attend and join the conversation.” Arndt, also a former classroom

teacher, counselor and principal, will present on “Social Competence: The

Forgotten Component of School Success.”

The conference will also feature ph J. Bove, director of Therapeutic Martial

Arts and Outdoor Experiential Education at Summit Academy Schools. Bove combines

his knowledge of adventure-based learning certification to create one of today’s

most successful therapeutic activity programs for students with ADHD and

Asperger’s. His presentation will focus on how this program has been integrated

into the curriculum at Summit Academy Schools, where it is currently used to

help over 1,700 students.

Conference attendees are eligible for graduate credit, professional development

points (PDP’s) and continuing education credits (CEU’s) through the Summit

Academy Institute and the Gordon College Graduate School.

To attend the conference, participants must register by Monday, June 25, as

space is limited. Please register at www.gordon.edu/summitconference or call

the 24-hour hotline (800) 442-5753.

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Non-profit and tuition-free, Summit Academy Schools are located in Ohio and are

designed to specifically address the needs of primary, intermediate, middle and

secondary school students who exhibit characteristics of ADHD or Asperger’s

Disorder.

Gordon College is a Christian college of the liberal arts and sciences on

Boston’s North Shore. The college offers majors in 36 fields and has graduate

programs in education and music education. Leading the way in Christian college

merit, Gordon is nationally ranked for its excellence in academics and its role

in character building. These achievements recognize Gordon as one of the

nation’s top Christian colleges.

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