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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi, we're looking at SJC for our son. Hoping families with students there now could kindly answer a few questions...any information would be most appreciated!

- do you recommend the Entrepreneurial Center program? our son is interested in that.
-[b] are there supports for kids with executive functioning challenges/ADHD?[/b]
- is it hard to get admitted for non-Catholics coming from a non-Catholic school?
- how would you compare the school and its culture to Good Counsel?

Thank you![/quote]

The Benillde Program has executive function supports built into the structure.  Your child has to apply to that program as part of the application process and there are limited spots. The similar program for Good Counsel is the Ryken Program.

If your child has executive functioning challenges and is not part of the Benilde program you still have resources that help like having assignments and majority of the books on the IPad, assignment to-do checklists that are electronically created, and at least pre-COVID they periodically offered an optional ad-hoc workshop for the students on how to study/plan for assignments etc.  As a parent you can monitor/follow assignments and grades.  If the grades drop freshman year (like Fs, maybe D’s), a mandatory afternoon study hall kicks in (Freshman Academic Network?) early on.  The teachers are willing to help but also know going in that your child has to be the one to ask for help. Each class has a syllabus that clearly outlines expectation and grading, including if there is any credit for late assignments and the makeup schedule of you miss school and the student signs/acknowledges that they understand the expectations.  IMO, it was easier to navigate than going to a large public school with executive functioning challenges and no IEP/formal program but it wasn’t necessarily easy.  If you go this route, you may want to consider having outside help for executive functioning skills.[/quote]

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