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At The College School, our approach is simple and effective: children thrive when they are supported, nurtured, and known as individuals. Within our kind and encouraging environment, students build the confidence and resilience that are essential to meaningful academic growth. As they experience success, whether in small steps or great leaps, their self-esteem grows, fueling deeper engagement and enhanced learning. With intentionally small class sizes, personalized instruction, and individualized learning plans, we help students bridge the gap between potential and achievement. Each child is celebrated as a unique learner, with a distinct set of strengths upon which to capitalize. Our dedicated master teachers skillfully leverage those strengths while guiding students to develop in areas that need growth. This careful balance—meeting students where they are while raising expectations—empowers every child to reach their potential. Every day at TCS, in a safe and structured setting with clearly-established routines and a focus on brain science and research on teaching and learning, hidden abilities emerge, confidence blossoms, and learning becomes a joyful journey. Our students don’t just grow academically; they flourish, preparing to take their next steps into mainstream school settings with success and self-assurance. We live into our core values of kindness, perseverance, and self-advocacy each day.

Grades
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Student Enrollment
49
School Gender
Coed
School Type
Day
Religious Affiliation
Nonsectarian
Is Special Needs?
Yes
Special Needs Programs
Dyslexia, ADHD, other language-based learning differences, dyscalculia, autism, and emotional difficulties
Mission
The College School’s mission serves as the foundation to promote specialized programs, exceptional teaching and an engaged community of students and families that define an educational experience unique to a University setting. Our motto, Great Minds Learn Differently, inspires our purpose and is the basis for our guiding principles of kindness, perseverance and self-advocacy.
Primary Admissions Contact Name
Andrea Glowatz
Primary Admissions Contact Job Title
Director, Head of School
Primary Admissions Contact Email Address
aglowatz@udel.edu
Admissions Events
09/21/2025 - Newark Community Day