Hamlin Robinson School

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Hamlin Robinson School
Address
Hamlin Robinson School
1701 20th Ave S

,
98144

United States
Coordinates 47°36′48″N122°18′34″W / 47.61333°N 122.30944°W / 47.61333; -122.30944
Information
TypePrivate
Established1983
Head of schoolStacy Turner
Staff33 (instructional)
Grades1-8
Number of students310
CampusUrban
Accreditation Northwest Association of Independent Schools [1]
Tuition$23,450 - $25,650 (2019-20)
Website www.hamlinrobinson.org

The Hamlin Robinson School, located in Seattle, Washington, United States is an independent private school serving students who have dyslexia and other language-based learning differences, from Grade 1 through Grade 8.

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History

For over 30 years, the Hamlin Robinson School has been the only non-profit school in Washington that specializes in a program specifically for children with dyslexia and other language-related learning issues. In 1991 HRS was accredited by the Pacific Northwest Association of Independent Schools.

The school was founded in 1983 by the Slingerland Institute for Literacy and the Robinson family, in memory of Hamlin Robinson, the first board chair of the Slingerland Institute. The school has been operating independently since the fall of 1986.

The school has grown from its first class of eleven children to a student body of over 400 in first through eighth grade. Nearly 1,000 students have attended Hamlin Robinson since its founding.

On May 5, 2010, the Seattle School Board approved the lease of the T.T. Minor building to the Hamlin Robinson School.

On October 8, 2012, HRS announced that it would be moving to a permanent location, and on September 23, 2013, it was announced that the site would be in the North Beacon Hill neighborhood.

The School moved to its permanent home on June 15, 2015. This new building was specifically designed for HRS's program.

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