Visit our Admissions Page for additional information about admission to our Ryken Program.

If your child has been diagnosed with a mild learning difference, we suggest that you apply for the Ryken Program, as students are not able to transfer into the Ryken Program after admission to our general program.

No. Students can mix Ryken classes with standard College Prep, Honors, AP and/or IB classes as appropriate to meet their individual needs. The Ryken Studies Program is designed so that students will be able to phase out of Ryken classes.

Ryken classes are college preparatory classes, not remedial or special education classes. They have a smaller student/faculty ratio. Teachers are not special education teachers; however, they utilize varied teaching strategies and multisensory methods.

If it is determined that placement for your child is more appropriate in the Honors or College Prep curriculum, the application will be returned to the Admissions Office for consideration.

The standard tuition applies for students in the Ryken Program. There is a fee for the required summer school program.

Students admitted to the Ryken Program are required to participate in an orientation program during the summer before their freshman year. Students take an English and/or math course, depending on the types of Ryken courses in which they will enroll: humanities, math and science, or both. The Ryken Summer School Program is designed to transition students to high school by introducing them to the Good Counsel community.

Before the fall semester, the Ryken Director/Counselor prepares an individual Official Accommodations Plan for each student in the Ryken Program. At the beginning of the school year, each faculty member who teaches a Ryken Program student receives a copy of the student's plan.

Ryken teachers communicate with students and families throughout each academic quarter. All parents have access to the Parent Portal where grades are updated every two weeks.