Eagle-Hill Southport, which opened in 1985 in a building that formerly housed Pequot School, a public elementary school, is a school designed for bright, capable students who are experiencing academic difficulties because of a specific learning disability. The school is designed to offer these children a chance to develop a foundation of academic competence, enhance their self esteem and interact successfully with their peers.
Eagle-Hill Southport is in a building owned by the Southport Conservancy, a neighborhood group, and the school has students from 22 communities, with Darien, Fairfield, New Canaan, Norwalk, Weston, Westport and Wilton having the largest representation.
Tuition in 2009-10 is $38,350, and financial aid is available.
Pequot School closed in 1972.
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