School Program

The School Program is a part of the health care team that provides opportunities to continue normal educational activities through homebound or hospital bound educational services and provides school re-entry services to ease the transition back to the community school.

Education is an important part of any child’s life. We encourage our patients to get back to school as soon as possible for several reasons:

• It is a normal childhood activity and increases the child’s sense of well-being and reassures the child’s sense of being part of the future.
  
• Maintenance of school social relationships is very important.
  
• Missing a lot of school, especially in the early years, can lead to later learning problems.

The St. Jude School Program provides services through these main components:

• Hospitalbound / Homebound Educational Services
• School Reintegration Services
• Advocacy Services

Any patient/parent can request any service provided by the School Program by contacting the School Program Director or any other School Program staff. Patients can also be referred to the School Program by any staff member.