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Diener Family Testimonials
We love sharing our testimonials from former and current Diener students and their families. It's a testamate as to why we do what we do.
Our parents share their Diener experience
What makes The Diener School unique compared to other schools your child has attended?
Brings me great peace of mind and gratitude
Uses a multitude of cutting-edge approaches and technology to cater to the whole child
The Diener School is truly child-focused and uses a multitude of cutting-edge approaches and technology to cater to the whole child, removing barriers and making them available for learning and achieving their potential.
— Kelli, Current Diener Parent
I think the thing that makes Diener so unique is the involvement of ALL staff in each student's success.
We're lifer's! I think the thing that makes Diener so unique is the involvement of ALL staff in each student's success. When I drop in, I see everyone from Alicia and Kathy and Laurie and Lois having an active role with the students - not just the teachers. I also get the sense that everyone really enjoys being at Diener which is a testament to the administration for creating such an inclusive environment.
— Stephanie, Current Diener Parent
Absolutely, the best place for children with learning disabilities to thrive.
I have seen a total transformation of a child at Diener. The Diener community is totally there for the child providing academics, speech therapy, counseling etc. and tries to treat the whole child. Absolutely, the best place for children with learning disabilities to thrive.
— Emily, Current Diener Parent
Professional Testimonials
Testimonials from well-respected members of the professional community.
The Diener environment provides a wide array of learners with personalized education in a comprehensive school setting.
My patients and their parents alike are consistently enthusiastic about their experience at Diener School. Having worked with their faculty and staff and observed in their classrooms, it is easy to see why. Students are supported and engaged by educators and specialists who understand them and create diverse and meaningful learning experiences. Students are encouraged to develop their strengths and to support one another.
— Dr. Rosebeth Marcou, M.D., F.A.A.P.
Board Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics: Sub-specialist in Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Expertly provides evidence-based practices in an atmosphere of warmth and joy.
"As both a psychologist and a special educator, my reaction to touring the Diener School was, "Here is a place where they are really doing it right!" There are plenty of programs where a child can receive special education assistance, but few where a child is truly accepted for who he is and who he can become. Diener is one of those rare schools that expertly provides evidence-based practices in an atmosphere of warmth and joy."
— Dr. Rebecca Resnik, Licensed Psychologist, Founding Partner of Rebecca Resnik and Associates
The children begin to build self-esteem and begin to look forward to school each day.
"Diener School uses a variety of teaching methods to ensure all of their children make progress academically and socially. All of the children at the school receive a lot of individual attention and understanding. The teachers are flexible and creative and go the extra mile to make sure the children master a concept before moving to the next concept. Many of the children dreaded going to school before Diener; once they start at Diener, they begin to build self-esteem and begin to look forward to school each day."
— Pam Tedeschi, Educational Consultant
Their integrative approach to education is cutting edge.
"The Diener School fits a much-needed gap in the array of schools in the metro DC area. Their integrative approach to education is cutting-edge and an immense help to many of my patients who attend or have attended Diener"
— Lance Clawson, M.D., Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
