In 2007, Jemicy teamed with Calvert Education Services (CES) to create a model lower school reading curriculum for home-schooled students struggling with reading, spelling and writing. CES, an internationally renowned home-school organization affiliated with Calvert School, has nearly a century of success with home-schooling programs. CES conducted a national search before selecting Jemicy as its partner to address the needs of this growing market. This partnership is a natural one for Jemicy, as it provides yet another venue for us to share our expertise and reach a broader population.

Jemicy is honored to be in partnership with Calvert Education Services. For more information, please go to http://www.verticylearning.org. The name of this new venture comes from blending the last half of each institution’s name.

The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) is an international organization that concerns itself with the complex issues of dyslexia. The IDA membership consists of a variety of professionals in partnership with people with dyslexia and their families and all others interested in The Association’s mission.

In 2009, Head of School Ben Shifrin was chosen as Treasurer of the International Dyslexia Association. As an Executive Board member, Mr. Shifrin continues to keep Jemicy in the forefront of current research, trends, and tools which enhance our educational team’s ability to optimize our program for Jemicy children.

Locally, with the IDA, Maryland Branch, John Bruns, Jemicy's director of digital curriculum, assumed the role of president in 2010, along with Barry James, Lower School teacher, as treasurer. Marcia Walker, head of upper school, and Mark Westervelt, assistant head of school, are currently serving on the Board.

In June 2007, Jemicy was one of four schools nation-wide to receive a grant for twice-exceptional student scholarships. A “twice-exceptional” student is both learning disabled and gifted. (http://www.gifted.uconn.edu/nrcgt)

The four-year, $367,000 JKC grant offers academic scholarships for qualified students to attend Jemicy’s Middle and Upper Schools. The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s mission is to advance the education of extraordinary students with financial need and to increase diversity on campus. For information about the Foundation and its programs visit http://www.jackkentcookefoundation.org.

In 2004, Jemicy’s Lower and Middle Schools were among the first independent schools in Baltimore County to receive the Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education (MAEOE) Green School certification. Becoming a Green School was a logical step for Jemicy. Environmental experiences have always been interwoven in the fabric of our curriculum. We have always tried to make experiences personally meaningful when, for example, students test the cleanliness of water sources on campus, create environmental art from acorns and leaves outside their classrooms, or write poetry that reflects their experience of nature.

Jemicy Lower and Middle School’s 23 acres of wooded landscape possess ample resources for outdoor learning and our teachers, students, and administrators are committed to preserving natural structures as part of the education process. As active participants in environmental science, our students seek independent solutions to environmental problems and act as responsible team members to implement sustainable strategies. We are proud to be a Green School and invite our friends and parents to visit www.maeoe.org to learn more about how Jemicy uses our rich and varied environment as a teaching tool.

In 2006, Jemicy Professional Outreach began participating in a research project to determine if elite physical programs such as Functional Movement Screening (FMS) and yoga, and computerized bio-feedback technology like Interactive Metronome and SmartBrain can improve reading fluency in children with language-based learning differences. A three-year study was funded by a generous grant from the Frances Goelet Charitable Trust.

Interactive Metronome