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The Marillac Program is for young women who welcome the challenge of a college-prep program but have a learning difference that compromises their ability to access curriculum in a conventional way. These young women benefit from the comprehensive program of study at Seton Keough High School, along with the support services available to them in the areas of work/study, reading, writing and math skills. Young ladies wishing to apply to this program must have a current psychoeducational testing, no more than two-years old, which clearly documents their learning differences. The Marillac Director reviews these reports and develops a Student Assistance Plan (SAP) and an Academic Plan for all students with the documentation of a learning disability.

Seton Keough High School utilizes an inclusion model program that provides young women support and collaboration with teachers in all of the content areas. Study skills classes are designed to provide students with assistance in organization, study skills and specific academic skills, as determined by their SAP. Advocacy skills, study strategies, regular contact with classroom teachers and teaching students to self monitor are all skills geared toward preparing students for success at the college level. Teaching young women how to use their strengths and develop strategies to work around their challenges are the goals of the Marillac Program.

The Marillac Program is staffed by two master-level Special Education teachers and one bachelor-level teacher; all three are certified by the State of Maryland. Once a student is accepted into the program, Marillac Program staff members will meet with the student and her parent(s) or guardian(s) to finalize the SAP as determined by the student’s current psychoeducational evaluation. Each student in the Marillac program meets daily with a designated teacher in a small group setting of 3 to 4 students. During the daily-designated meeting time, the teacher will focus on the student’s prescribed learning strategies as determined by the student’s SAP.

The Marillac Program at Seton Keough High School is named for St. Louise de Marillac who with St. Vincent de Paul founded the Daughters of Charity in 1633 to serve the poor in France. One of the founding orders of Seton Keough, the Daughters of Charity are devoted to serving Jesus Christ in persons who are poor through corporal and spiritual works of mercy.

For more information about the Marillac Program at Seton Keough, please contact the Office of Admissions at 410-646-4444, ext. 1222.