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How you learn is how you grow

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at the root of any challenge is opportunity

grow your own way

Welcome to Benchmark

Students who learn differently need a program tailored to the way they learn best.
At Benchmark School, our exclusive approach goes beyond basic reading programs to reach the whole child.
When our graduates leave Benchmark School, they are confident and competent learners who know their learning styles intimately, and can advocate for their own success.

Lower School

In the Lower School (grades 1-5), students begin to develop an understanding of who they are as learners while building a foundation of tools, strategies, and knowledge.

Lower School

Middle School

Benchmark's Middle School (Grades 6-8) helps students grow as self-advocates who regulate their learning by knowing what they do well, what they need help to do, and where to get help.

Lower School

News & Events

Honors for Tom Hurster

We are thrilled to announce that Mr. Tom Hurster, MSS, LCSW, CGP, AGPA-F, has been honored as one of the recipients of the 2025 Harold S. Bernard Group Psychotherapy Training Award from the American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA). At Benchmark, Mr. Hurster is a Clinical Social Worker on our Child and Family Support Services team.

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Camp Alumni Connections

Benchmark Camp sticks with you for life. That's why so many of our former campers and students come back as counselors and send their children to Benchmark Camp as well. 

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A Visit from Luminaries

We were honored to welcome our founder Dr. Irene Gaskins, her longtime collaborator and prominent literacy researcher Dr. Richard Anderson, and education researchers Dr. Jingjing Sun from the University of Montana and Dr. Tzu-Jung Lin from The Ohio State University. 

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our campus

Experience warmth and care on our 24-acre wooded campus in Media, PA. 

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the benchmark approach

The Benchmark Approach is a unique way of teaching children with learning differences including dyslexia, executive function skills challenges, and ADHD/ADD.

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