The Full Bridge Program

(the 9-month, in-depth program)

Beyond the Class. Toward the Future.

Some students need more than a single subject fixed — they need real, sustained rebuilding across how they learn, how they see themselves as a student, and what comes next after high school.

The 9-month program goes further and deeper than The Growth Track. It’s built for students ready for real transformation — not just passing this semester, but graduating with the tools, the confidence, and the financial groundwork to have more flexibility and independence than a lot of us had walking into adulthood.

What Makes This Different

  • A full academic year of sustained, structured support — enough time for real, lasting change, not a quick patch.
  • Deep, ongoing work across all six areas of the Learning Profile — not just closing gaps, but rebuilding the beliefs and habits underneath them.
  • Active scholarship and financial opportunity support — we help identify merit scholarships, and other opportunities students and families often don’t know exist, so your teen has real financial flexibility heading into college, not just an acceptance letter.
  • A true bridge to independence — the explicit goal is a student who leaves this program not needing us anymore, and not needing to start their adult life already behind.

Who This Is For

Students with more complex or longstanding struggles, and families ready to invest in a full year of real change — academically and financially.

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Stena Schmitt is passionate, patient teacher who loves helping students with misunderstood or undiagnosed learning difficulties.

She has been a licensed special education teacher for over 20 years.