The Cottage School Model: The Breakthrough Educational Paradigm for Real-Life Learning

Potential, Productivity, And Independence In Special Needs Students

For decades, students with learning challenges have been overlooked and deemed as "unteachable" by the traditional education system. When Joe and Jacque Digieso realized the desperate need for a new kind of educational model, they founded The Cottage School (TCS) to help every student receive a proper, foundational education. The Cottage School Model: The Breakthrough Educational Paradigm for Real-Life Learning chronicles the success TCS has seen since it was founded by the Digiesos in 1985, and how its current methodologies can be adopted by any school.

As an integral part of TCS's identity since its founding, the symbol of keys represents the following proficiencies TCS hopes to unlock within each of its students:
-THE KEYS TO SELF-ADVOCACY
-THE KEYS TO INDEPENDENCE
-THE KEYS TO SUCCESS

The Cottage School Model will teach parents and educators how they can help those with special needs and learning difficulties build a sense of self and fulfillment in their abilities.


About the Author
Digieso, Joseph: - After watching their own son struggle with learning challenges, Joe and Jacque Digieso realized their shared vision of helping students with special learning needs who were failing socially and academically in the traditional school environment. The Digiesos founded The Cottage School in 1985 to further their belief that many teenagers are not poor learners, but that they process learning differently. Joe holds an MEd degree and Jacque holds a PhD in educational administration.Digieso, Jacque: - After watching their own son struggle with learning challenges, Joe and Jacque Digieso realized their shared vision of helping students with special learning needs who were failing socially and academically in the traditional school environment. The Digiesos founded The Cottage School in 1985 to further their belief that many teenagers are not poor learners, but that they process learning differently. Joe holds an MEd degree and Jacque holds a PhD in educational administration.