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The Legacy School’s Lower School: Empowered Learning for Dyslexic Children
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08 October, 2025 No comment -
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Back to School Picnic: Celebrating the New School Year!
Countdown to the New School Year! New and returning students and their families kicked off the new school year with an evening of fun, food, and community on The Legacy School’s campus! Dinner was available from the Vocelli Pizza-Eldersburg food truck. And the Kona Ice......
24 August, 2025 No comment -
Camp Terrapin at The Legacy School Is the Place for Summer Camp Learning AND Fun!
Did you know that Camp Terrapin at The Legacy School was given Honorable Mention for Summer Camps in the Carroll Magazine 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards? The Legacy School was also named Top Private School in the Carroll Magazine 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards! Located in Sykesville,......
09 July, 2025 No comment -
Empowered Learning for Dyslexic Children: Reflections from The Legacy School’s 8th Grade Graduates!
Congratulations to The Legacy School‘s Class of 2025 Graduates! We are so proud of our 8th Grade Graduates for all they have accomplished! Our amazing 8th Graders recently reflected on their empowered learning journey as Dyslexic children at The Legacy School. Enjoy the reflections from......
06 June, 2025 No comment -
From Primary to 8th Grade, The Legacy School’s Class of 2025 Are Ready for High School!
Did you know that children can enter The Legacy School at different ages? This year’s 8th Grade Graduates started in 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, and 7th Grade. Take a look at how much the 8th graders have changed! Before the school......
06 June, 2025 No comment -
Celebrating the End of the School Year with a Day of No Homework, Extra Recess, Wiffle Ball, and Kickball!
The last full day of school was fun packed! No homework! Extra recess! Lower School Wiffle Ball vs. Teachers! Upper School Kickball vs. Teachers! And a @KonaIceExperience of Carroll County snow cone break courtesy of The Legacy School Parent Group PTA for all students in......
05 June, 2025 No comment -
Ending the School Year with a Clap Out for the 8th Graders!
A treasured tradition at The Legacy School is the Clap Out for 8th Graders! Led by School Counselor Ms. Kristen and a team of teachers and tutors, Primary, Lower School, and Upper School students made signs, practiced cheers, and gathered at Lion Island to celebrate......
05 June, 2025 No comment -
End of School Year All School Predator vs. Prey Fun!
Are you a Predator or are you Prey? The Legacy School students participated in the annual end of school year All School Predator vs. Prey, a favorite end of school year outdoor fun activity!! Organized by The Legacy School‘s Director of Faculty Ms. Kaye, assisted......
02 June, 2025 No comment -
All the End of Year Party Fun!
The Legacy School celebrated the end of the school year and the start of summer with several fun events! On the second to last weekend before school ended, students, families, and staff enjoyed an afternoon of fun at The Legacy School‘s End of Year Party......
01 June, 2025 No comment -
Field Day Fun!
Field Day was a fun day of teamwork, laughter, and unforgettable memories! Students had fun dressing up in their team’s colors. From events such as Hot Shot Shooting, Pizza Box Relay, Get Dressed Relay, Tug of War, 3 Leg Race, and more, teams of......
23 May, 2025 No comment -
Fun End of School Year Events for 8th Graders: 8th Grade Picnic, 8th Grade Field Trip, and Upper School Community Meeting
At the end of the school year, The Legacy School’s 8th Graders had all the “firsts” and “lasts” commemorating their time at The Legacy School before 8th Grade Graduation! These treasured events included: Upper School Community Meeting 8th Grade Picnic 8th Grade Orioles Field Trip......
16 May, 2025 No comment -
The Legacy School Voted Top Private School and Honorable Mention for Camp Terrapin
Students say a BIG THANK YOU to parents, grandparents, staff, supporters, and Carroll County residents who voted The Legacy School as Top Private School and Honorable Mention for Camp Terrapin in the Carroll Magazine 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards! The Legacy School strives to meet the......
15 May, 2025 No comment -
Teacher Appreciation Week: We Love Our Teachers & Faculty!
Every May, we celebrate The Legacy School’s team of dedicated, skilled, and caring educators and staff for Teacher & Faculty Appreciation Week! We honor teachers and faculty for all they do to support students with language-based learning differences, including Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, and Dyscalculia! From t-shirts......
05 May, 2025 No comment -
Through the Decades: Upper School Field Trip to the National Museum of American History
Students from The Legacy School took a spring field trip to Washington, D.C., where students explored the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Using a “Through the Decades” Photo Scavenger Hunt provided by The Legacy School’s Founding Teacher and Social Studies Department Head Ms. Lisa,......
01 May, 2025 No comment -
6th and 7th Graders: Exploring Historical Figures and Events
Ms. Tara’s Rotational 6th and 7th Grade students made poster boards exploring historical figures and events! Poster boards were displayed at the 8th Grade Career Fair. The 6th and 7th Grade Writing students prepared reports on topics including Jesse Owens-Early and Later Life, Jesse Owens-Early......
24 April, 2025 No comment -
2025 Career Fair: 8th Graders Explore Career Paths
As part of The Legacy School’s Writing Curriculum, 8th graders researched careers, wrote reports, created poster boards, presented on their chosen career, practiced public speaking, and fielded questions from students connecting school to real-world career paths. All students from The Legacy School — Primary and......
24 April, 2025 No comment -
2025 Alumni Panel: I Knew I Was Dyslexic When…
Do you know anyone with dyslexia? Would you know how to recognize the signs of dyslexia? Just before Spring Break, current Upper School and Lower School students got a glimpse into their futures from the 2025 Alumni Panel. Recent Graduates of The Legacy School’s Class......
10 April, 2025 No comment -
2025 Alumni Panel: Students Glimpse Their Futures
Just before Spring Break, current Upper School and Lower School students got a glimpse into their futures! Ms. Lisa set up the 4th Annual Alumni Panel featuring students from The Legacy School’s Class of 2020 and 2021. Students submitted questions to Ms. Lisa to be......
10 April, 2025 No comment -
Afterschool Clubs at The Legacy School: Supporting Students Beyond the Classroom
During the school year, The Legacy School students can participate in a variety of innovative, engaging, and exciting Afterschool Clubs. Afterschool Clubs meet weekdays from 3-4 p.m. or Fridays from 2-3 p.m. Depending on the schedule, some clubs are offered one-time only while other clubs......
04 April, 2025 No comment -
Animal Encounters: Diamondback Terrapin Field Trip
How would you hold a turtle? Like a chicken nugget! Educators from the Maryland Environmental Service with support from the Port of Baltimore taught this tip and much more at the Terrapin Program In-House Field Trip. You may have seen Testudo, the University of Maryland......
20 March, 2025 No comment -
Teach the Shoah: A Holocaust Survivor’s Story As Told by Jessica Silverman
Jessica Silverman honors her grandmother every day by sharing her story of Holocaust survival. Using her grandmother’s words, Jessica brought to life her grandmother’s struggle to survive during the Holocaust for The Legacy School’s 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. During an assembly, students learned about Jessica’s......
13 March, 2025 No comment -
Exploring Learning Beyond the Classroom: Fall Field Trips at The Legacy School
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17 October, 2024 No comment -
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Progress Monitoring at Legacy
What is progress monitoring? Well, simply put, it is the regular assessment of a student’s academic progress and the collection of data to inform and monitor instruction. Students at Legacy just completed their final, formal progress monitoring for 2023-2024, and they are so relieved it......
15 May, 2024 No comment -
Teacher Appreciation 2024
May 6 through May 10, 2024 is National Teacher Appreciation Week. At Legacy, we appreciate the dedication of our teachers everyday of the year, but love having a special reason to celebrate their amazing work. Here are just a few of the reasons that Legacy......
09 May, 2024 No comment -
Transitioning to High School
As much as we would love to teach Legacy students forever, eventually they do have to graduate and move on to great new things. One of our goals is to make sure every student that comes to Legacy is prepared to succeed in high school,......
02 May, 2024 No comment -
8th Grade Career Presentations
At Legacy, we work to ensure bright futures for our students. We help students with dyslexia build independence and confidence so that they are prepared to face the challenges of high school, college, and careers. Part of achieving great things is setting goals and working......
19 April, 2024 No comment -
Legacy Alumni Panel 2024
The Legacy School hosted our annual alumni panel on Friday, April 12th 2024! It is an honor and a joy to welcome old friends back to share about life beyond Legacy. We were joined by five former students that are now in high school......
15 April, 2024 No comment -
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April 2024: Guiding Students in Safe Internet Behaviors
I want to take a moment and discuss the internet; specifically the internet as it pertains to Legacy students. I understand we live in a digital age and there is no escaping it–nor should there be. The internet is full of useful information and technological......
05 April, 2024 No comment -
Peep these Peeps!
At Legacy we celebrate the arts everyday. Students spend time every week in visual arts and music classes, and our art teacher, Ms. Jen leads an after school art club. Art education helps students build confidence in their creativity, strengthen their ability to work together,......
02 April, 2024 No comment -
October Is Dyslexia Awareness Month
October is Dyslexia Awareness Month, which is dedicated to bringing more awareness about dyslexia, especially how much harder a dyslexic child’s life is than their non-dyslexic peers. Being able to read and write with ease is something many people take for granted, but imagine looking......
07 October, 2023 No comment -
Understanding Dyslexia
When your child has learning differences, it can be scary. Many parents want their child to be like their siblings, or like “other students”. That is not a reasonable expectation. Anatomical and brain imagery studies show differences in the way a person with dyslexia develops......
01 October, 2023 No comment -
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The Legacy School ‘s Gala Business Sponsorship
February 21, 2018 Dear Business Friend, The Legacy School is excited to host our first annual Gala on April 28, 2018. The goal for this evening is to gain financial support for the growth of our school with the intention of opening a high......
21 February, 2018 No comment -
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