GBO believes that excellence in Special Education requires a range of services allowing the flexibility necessary for individualized programming. Glenbrook High School District 225 has been pleased to provide this range of services in its Off-Campus program since 1983.
Individualized instruction and attention are considered the primary therapy in the program. Staff members maintain an atmosphere of unconditional positive concern for each student.
The program is strongly grounded in development of supportive relationships with each student. This requires separating the student's personal integrity from his or her learning, emotional or social issues and using interpretations of the challenges to design individualized responses that will support growth.
Through consistent acceptance and helpful responses, our GBO team maintains a safe learning environment for our students, many of whose problems include fear of risk manifested by refusal to work. Rather than depending on structure (rules, contracts, contingencies), GBO faculty team members work together in a continuing process of mutual review and collaboration, trust and support. This forms the core of our relationship-based program.
The majority of our students attend at least one class in their home high school. We maintain active and ongoing communication with mainstream teachers. Our ultimate goal is full transition of the student from the GBO program to the mainstream. Students receive high school credit for all activities at Off-Campus. Graduating students receive a diploma from their home school.
