Chartwell School
Helen Ruisi has over four decades of experience in the education sector, currently serving as the Grants and Communications Manager at Chartwell School since July 2016. Prior to this role, Helen held the position of CFO at Seacrest School for 20 years, from July 1996 to June 2016, and served as the Director of Development at Wakefield School from 1980 to 1996. Helen earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Advertising from Moore College of Art and Design, completing the degree between 1969 and 1973.
Chartwell School
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Chartwell School meets the needs of students with dyslexia and a wide range of language-related learning differences. Immersed in our college preparatory environment, these bright students who often find that learning to read well is extremely difficult. As a result, many have struggled in traditional academic settings. Chartwell is the only school of this type serving California’s Central Coast region. Accredited at the highest level by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), Chartwell offers a full mainstream curriculum that meets or exceeds California state standards. All classes use well-structured, diagnostic, multi-sensory approaches and implement research-based best practices. Chartwell places special emphasis on accessing higher order cognition, creativity and problem solving skills through language development, hands-on science, the arts, the social and emotional foundations of learning, and environmental education. Our high-school features project-based, experiential learning with small classes and collaborative teaching teams.