Educating students with dyslexia and related language-based learning differences
Jemicy's
ACADEMICS
ACADEMICS
Our approach is rooted in understanding the needs of every student, recognizing their strengths, and celebrating their gifts in ways that support growth, knowledge, skill, and creativity.
Jemicy's
ARTS
ARTS
Jemicy School offers its students broad opportunities to discover and develop their innate creative abilities through its arts programs.
Jemicy's
ATHLETICS
ATHLETICS
Athletics are a conduit through which students gain respect for self and others and come to understand the value of dedication and hard work within a team setting.
What's Happening
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PERFORMING ARTS BENEFIT CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DIFFERENCES >>
Jemicy’s Upper School Performing Arts Department chair, Sean Elias, discusses the myriad ways that theatre participation benefits students who learn differently. CLICK ABOVE TO READ MORE AND WATCH INTERVIEW >>
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JEMICY FORMS PARTNERSHIP WITH HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS >>
Jemicy School has formed an educational partnership with Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) to share our expertise on dyslexia and language-based learning differences with all HCPSS faculty and staff.
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JEMICY PARAGRAPHOLOGY WORKSHOPS GO GLOBAL >>
Educators from across the globe participated in Jemicy’s latest online Paragraphology Workshop. Teachers, tutors and parents kicked off the 4-part training with a deep dive into our colorful, multisensory writing program.
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STUDENTS PARTICIATED STUDENT DIVERSITY LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE >>
Five Jemicy Upper School students participated virtually in the NAIS Student Diversity Leadership Conference 2020, a multiracial, multicultural gathering of upper school student leaders from across the U.S. and abroad. The conference, held from December 1-4, 2020, celebrated its 25th year.
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JEMICY’S GRADUATE DYSLEXIA CERTIFICATE PROGRAM ACCREDITED >>
Officially announced on October 19, 2020, Jemicy’s Graduate Dyslexia Certificate Program (in partnership with NDMU) has earned comprehensive accreditation through the International Dyslexia Association. It is the 1st and only graduate dyslexia program in Maryland and provides participants with cutting-edge research and evidence-based skills/methods to be effective/competent teachers of students with dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, and other related learning differences.
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CAMPUSES OPEN FOR IN-PERSON LEARNING>>
We were thrilled to welcome Jemicy students back to both campuses on August 31, 2020 for the 1st day of the 2020-2201 school year!
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2020 GRADUATION - JEMICY STYLE >>
Rain, thunder, and lightning on June 19 delayed, but could not stop the Jemicy Graduation ceremony for the Class of 2020, held on the athletic field of the Upper School Campus. Adhering to social distancing guidelines, families watched and listened from their automobiles, as the event was projected on a 40-foot screen. Along with traditional speeches and granting of diplomas, a plaque was revealed recognizing the strength and fortitude demonstrated by the Class of 2020, whose senior year was impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Congratulations to all! We wish you the best of luck and success in the future.
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CONGRATULATIONS, JEMICY MEN’S VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM! >>
This year’s men’s varsity basketball team had its most successful year in Jemicy basketball history, with a record of 13-8, and 6-6 in the MIAA conference. They came up just one game short of competing in the conference playoffs! GO, MOOSE!
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The MOOSE - It’s Official! >>
The MOOSE has been selected as the mascot for all of Jemicy School. Prior to the 2019-2020 school year, the Lower/Middle and Upper Schools had separate mascots. The Viking, the mascot of Valley Academy, with whom Jemicy merged in 2003, was retired, and the transition was made to a single mascot to symbolize the unity between the two campuses – ONE SCHOOL, ONE MASCOT!
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Paragraphology™ Earns Registered Trademark >>
ParagraphologyTM the term use to define the variety of technological resources, color-coding systems, note-taking techniques, interactive methods, and strategies to teach the writing process, has been trademarked and registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office!
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JEMICY THESPIAN - MD STATE CHAMPIONS >>
Jemicy’s Thespian chapter was chosen as the CHAPTER SELECT/STATE CHAMPIONS at the 2020 Maryland State Thespian Festival, held this January. The troupe earned another trip to the International Thespian Festival (this summer at the University of Indiana, Bloomington) and a place on the One-Act Stage at the festival, where they will perform their adjudicated performance of The Laramie Project. We are so proud of our Jemicy thespians; they shine brightly in the spotlight! BRAVO!
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JEMICY GOES SOLAR>>
In the winter of 2018, a total of 307 solar panels were installed at Jemicy’s two campuses in Owings Mills; the system became operational in April 2019. The installation was made possible by a generous grant from the Lockhart Vaughan Foundation, which aims to promote sustainability and environmental responsibility and help schools reduce their carbon footprint.
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Spotlight on Jemicy
Summer at Jemicy
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Upper School Campus
11202 Garrison Forest Road, Owings Mills, Maryland 21117
Phone: 410-653-2700 | Fax: 410-753-8085 -
Lower and Middle School Campus
11 Celadon Rd, Owings Mills, Maryland 21117
Phone: 410-653- 2700 | Fax: 410-653- 1972
LOWER AND MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPUS
11 Celadon Rd, Owings Mills, Maryland 21117
Phone: 410-653- 2700 | Fax: 410-653- 1972
Phone: 410-653- 2700 | Fax: 410-653- 1972
UPPER SCHOOL CAMPUS
11202 Garrison Forest Road, Owings Mills, Maryland 21117
Phone: 410-653-2700 | Fax: 410-753-8085
Phone: 410-653-2700 | Fax: 410-753-8085
