Hamilton School At Wheeler
A unique and innovative “school-within-a-school” model which, by design, meets students with learning differences where they are in their educational journey and provides them with highly individualized and intentional instruction and dynamic learning experiences that allow them to experience success and consistently work toward their true learning potential.
For 35 years, the Hamilton School at Wheeler has served elementary and middle school children with great overall cognitive ability but who struggle with reading, organization, and study skills due to dyslexia, attention-deficit disorder (ADHD), executive function deficits, or other learning differences. We believe — and prove daily — that our students can learn essential skills, meet the highest expectations, and experience success.
At the Hamilton School at Wheeler, we provide consistent opportunities for our students to embrace their learning differences and develop effective self-advocacy skills. We intentionally use specific terms such as “dyslexia” and “attention variability” as a way for our students to name their learning differences and explain why certain strategies and accommodations are necessary to support their learning. Our Hamilton School students develop their voices to advocate for what they need to experience success.
For more information about the Hamilton School at Wheeler, please contact our Enrollment Office. Numerous resources, events, and information about learning differences can also be found at our Hamilton Institute for Outreach and Advocacy.
Our Voices
Look into the Hamilton School
The Hamilton School at Wheeler Administration
Jeanette Epstein
Director of The Hamilton Institute for Outreach & Advocacy; Hamilton School Enrollment Director
See Our Stories
Happy Fourth of July! ❤️🤍💙
Just in time for the holiday, the blooms across our Providence campus are showing off their own red, white, and blue (with a few Wheeler purple hues, too!). 🌸🌼
Wishing our Wheeler community a safe, joyful, and relaxing Independence Day weekend!
Jul 4
With the temperature soaring, this is a great time to sign up for a Summer Pass to Wheeler’s new Swim Center! 💦
For just $500 for a half summer membership, you can enjoy our picturesque pools, along with everything else Wheeler Farm has to offer, from pickleball and tennis courts to expansive and shady nature trails. Day passes are available as well.
You don’t have to be a member of the Wheeler community to take advantage of this offer: Summer Passes are open to all! ☀️
Visit wheelersummercamp.com/family-pass to learn more and register.
Jun 30
We’re joining longtime PE teacher, Coach Eric Stein, for this post to remember a furry and fast-moving face that was familiar to many of us who frequented the farm: Coach Stein’s beloved dog, Knox. Sadly, Knox recently passed away.
“He had a tremendous life, and Wheeler was a daily part of it from his time as a puppy and through the majority of his 14 ½-year-life,” Coach Stein shares. “The first nine years together, he was a staple at the farm with me in the afternoons and early evenings, running and fetching the ball in between practices and games, as he put on a show of incredible agility, speed, and athleticism.
“He was always a resilient little man, and even though he lost his sight to retinal atrophy and cataracts, he still had his personality shining through and he was able to maintain a quality of life until recently. We didn’t get to spend much time together out at the farm after 2021.
“I just wanted to share this story with all of you because he not only touched my life, but there are Wheeler faculty, staff, students, alumni, parents, and bus drivers that remember him fondly and have stories of the little dog that would run for hours and smile all the time!”
Thank you, Coach Stein, for making us all smile with these warm memories of Knox.
Jun 24
Summer at Wheeler is in full swing ☀️. While @wheelersummercamp and Summer at @thehamiltonschool are returning favorites, the brand new Aerie Summer – an extension of our longstanding and legendary Aerie Enrichment Program – is entering the second week of its first summer session.
To get a glimpse of Aerie in action, we stopped by a few of the classes taking place on our Providence campus. Students designed original video games in 3D Animation & Game Design with Extended Reality Coordinator and Immersive Tech Teacher Travis Dumais, explored Coordinate Geometry with Middle School Math Teacher Linda Leonard P’18, and strengthened their storytelling through Creative Writing and Photography with Middle School English Teacher Britt Page P’25, P’27.
While every classroom had its own energy, one moment perfectly captured what makes Aerie so special. Program Coordinator Trevor O`Driscoll P’27, P’29 walked into the final 20 minutes of the 3D Animation & Game Design class and found several Upper School students gathered around a 7th-grader`s original computer game, enthusiastically testing it.
"It was a marvel to watch them all interact and speak the same language as they praised and critiqued the Middle Schooler`s work," remarked Mr. O`Driscoll. "Tiny class sizes led by expert teachers where going deeper is limited only by a student`s imagination. It`s got all the hallmarks of a Wheeler Aerie program."
A limited number of seats are still available for Aerie`s August 17 session. Follow the link in our bio to learn more! 🚀https://wheelersummercamp.com/camps/an-aerie-summer/
We’ll be back in the coming weeks with more stories from our various summer programs, as participants explore their curiosity, make new friends, and have fun on both of our campuses, inside and out!
Jun 23
