What Makes The Highlands School Unique?
We call it The Highlands Way — a holistic approach to learning that transforms students into confident and independent learners.
These strategies empower students to recognize their strengths, overcome challenges, and achieve both academic and social success—transforming them into confident, independent learners almost immediately.
Here are a few of our techniques:
- Individualized Interventions & Accommodations
- Small Homogenous Groupings
- Structured Learning for Executive Functioning
- Social Coaching with the Responsive Classroom Approach
- Research-Based Pedagogy & Curriculum
- Multi-Sensory & Project-Based Learning
- Data-Driven Instruction
Where students learn to learn.
Lower School
Middle School
Hands on Highlands
Tutoring Center
Highlands Fast Facts
Students Served
Student/Teacher Ratio
%
Faculty Holding Advanced Degrees
%
Faculty Orton-Gillingham Certified
Acre Campus
Head of School Blog
Every Child Deserves Safety
Every Child Deserves Safety—No Matter Where They Go to School By Claudia T. Nachtigal, MATS, Head of School, The Highlands School On August 27, 2025, the unthinkable happened at Annunciation...
“Will They Be Okay?”
"Will They Be Okay?" — The Unspoken Weight Parents Carry If you've ever sat across from a parent of a neurodivergent child, you've probably heard a version of the same quiet question: "Will they be...
Don’t Wait and See: Why Early Action Changes Everything
From the moment a child is born, their brain begins building the neural circuits that shape how they learn, behave, and grow. These connections—most adaptable in the first three years of life—are...
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Located in Bel Air, Maryland, The Highlands School sits on over 18 acres of beautiful land. Out inviting hallways, engaging classrooms and sprawling green campus await your visit!