Heron School is a private secondary school in Moab, Utah, serving students in grades 7 through 12 with diverse learning profiles. The school specializes in supporting academically accelerated and neurodivergent learners, including twice-exceptional students who demonstrate advanced abilities in one or more areas while also having learning differences such as autism, ADHD, or dyslexia. Heron School celebrates individual strengths and helps students develop their academic potential, emotional intelligence, and confidence through a rigorous and supportive educational environment.
The school’s educational framework centers on individualized, project-based learning shaped around each student’s strengths, interests, and learning needs. Through instructional scaffolding and personalized guidance, students engage with challenging coursework while developing the skills needed for graduation and life beyond secondary school. Heron School recognizes that exceptional learners may struggle in traditional educational settings for academic, social, or emotional reasons and provides an alternative environment designed to accommodate different approaches to learning.
Students benefit from a variety of instructional experiences, including one-on-one teaching, small classes with a six-to-one student-to-teacher ratio, project-based courses, and online coursework with teacher oversight and facilitation. Additional academic opportunities include Advanced Placement coursework and test preparation, ACT preparation, and concurrent enrollment in college courses. The school combines academic rigor with opportunities for exploration and play, encouraging students to pursue curiosity while building knowledge and independence.
Heron School supports a broad range of exceptionalities and learning differences. Students may be gifted, highly creative, sensitive, detail-oriented, or deeply interested in particular subjects. Others may experience challenges related to anxiety, autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, dyslexia, or other learning differences. The school emphasizes accommodations and individualized support rather than expecting every student to learn in the same way.
Located at 189 North 300 East in Moab, Heron School is situated near downtown, the Grand County Public Library, and local arts and recreation facilities. The school is neither a therapeutic school nor a boarding school and is currently working with Cognia on accreditation.
Heron School offers families seeking a specialized secondary education an environment where students can explore their interests, participate in challenging academic work, and develop the skills to thrive in school and beyond.
