Lourie Center School of
The Reginald S. Lourie Center

Established in 1986, The Lourie Center School of the Reginald S. Lourie Center is a private non-public school for children with emotional and multiple disabilities and approved by the Maryland State Department of Education. The school has been selected as a 2009-2010 NASET School of Excellence. This honor is presented to private special education schools that meet rigorous professional criteria and have demonstrated truly exceptional dedication, commitment and achievement in the field of special education.

Program Overview

The school serves children from nursery (age four) through grade five who have complex emotional and behavioral disabilities and multiple disabilities which interferes with a student’s ability to learn in a traditional school setting. The program is an 11 month school program to provide continuity of structure, consistency in relationships, educational programming, and ongoing provision of therapies to our students. Our students currently come from Montgomery County and Prince George's County in Maryland, Alexandria, Virginia and Washington, D.C.

The school's program is based on the philosophy that healthy relationships are the context for learning, growth and change.

The school program combines an educational curriculum with therapeutic services to strengthen children's emotional resources, social capacities, cognitive development, motor abilities, speech and language skills. Class size is up to 10 students in a classroom, with a minimum of one adult for three children. Maximum school enrollment is 40 children.

Multidisciplinary Staff

The school's multidisciplinary staff, which include Maryland licensed Master’s-level teachers and clinicians work closely with parents and public school personnel to develop individualized goals, determine progress and plan an ongoing program to maximize each child's potential.

How to Obtain Services

For further information or to make a referral, please contact Tamieka Skinner-Thomasson, MA, Director, Lourie Center School of the Reginald S. Lourie Center at 301-984-4444 ext. 109 or via email at tskinner@louriecenter.org.