Marklund Day School welcomes students for 2024-25 school year

Posted August 21, 2024 4:57 pm

By Dawn Lassiter-Brueske, Marklund

Marklund Day School-Geneva student Alexis is happy to be back with his friend Jen Twohey, a paraprofessional, when arriving for the first day of school. Courtesy of Sam Payton

It’s a new school year at Marklund Day School, and the school hallways in Elgin, Bloomingdale and Geneva are buzzing with laughter and excitement as students arrive.

Marklund Day School-Bloomingdale teacher Ozlem Kurt and student Brian are happy about the school year starting Courtesy of Tiffany Zurek

The students jumped right back into the flow with their favorite teachers and friends.

Marklund Day School is a non-public, Illinois State Board of Education-approved school.

Marklund Day School student Chaquan and teacher Jen Riley celebrate the first day of school in Elgin. Courtesy of Marklund

It offers life skills and multi-needs programs to students with autism, multiple disabilities and complex medical needs.

Marklund Day School provides high-quality individualized educational and vocational programming for students, age 3 through 21, with mild to complex disabilities, including autism.

Working together! Marklund Day School student Dane assists staff member Jennifer Atterberry with another student Amaya’s wheelchair on the first day of school at Marklund Day School-Geneva. Courtesy of Sam Payton

It successfully transitions students back to their home school district based upon academic, social, behavioral and medical progress.

Learn more at www.marklund.org/school.

A staff member at Marklund Day School-Bloomingdale greets a new student and guides him into the building on the first day of school. Courtesy of Tiffany Zurek

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