Our Education Services

Project Hope Foundation has its own school program, Hope Academy, accredited by the South Carolina Independent School Association (SCISA). We serve students from kindergarten through high school in classrooms designed specifically for students with autism, implementing Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) strategies to maximize progress. Our teachers are trained in ABA and supported by both an Education Coordinator and a Board Certified Behavior Analyst.

Hope Academy is a year-round program, running September – August, with breaks during each quarter. Our school day is 8:30-4:30, Monday through Friday. Our classrooms are housed at our Landrum, Spartanburg, and Woodruff campuses. Bus transportation to our Landrum and Woodruff campuses is available from centralized drop-off spots.

We celebrate and promote strengths while addressing any pertinent challenges. Our school day includes time intentionally addressing social interaction, self-regulation of behavior, and adaptive skills. We recognize that transitioning into adulthood is often particularly challenging for the autism community. To help that process, we begin Pre-Employment Transition Services (focusing on skills related to future employment success) for all students at age 13 and begin discussing future support needs with our Adult Services when students reach age 16.

Our academic framework is structured into tiered classrooms to complement the need for ABA therapy, allowing each student to benefit from an individualized day. Our therapy and education programs work together with shared goals and team interaction. Students may transition from one tier to another to meet their current needs.

The following table provides general information, which may be adjusted for individual students:

For more details about these groupings, please watch the brief video below:

Hope Academy is tuition-based, requiring enrollment in the FACTS software system for tuition collection. Families may apply for scholarship assistance through the state program, SC Educational Credit for Exceptional Needs Children, administered through the SC Department of Revenue. Tuition reflects our extremely low student-to-teacher ratios and the unique structure of integrating therapeutic and educational programs.

In addition to our own educational program, we provide therapeutic support to students in local private/public schools across the upstate (as applicable to individual clients and external school entities).