In 2000, Kingsbury's Board of Trustees made a commitment to expand the professional services offered at Kingsbury and to explore additional ways to serve the community at large. To make possible such significant growth, Kingsbury purchased the 57,000-square-foot Dickson Mansion along with nearly four acres of wooded land surrounding the building. Although with four floors it contained ample space for expanded programs, the building required major renovations to accommodate our growing programs. To underwrite these plans, Kingsbury's Board of Trustees is implementing a campaign to raise the $10 million needed to renovate the building, develop and expand our programs, and support ongoing needs.

When renovation of the building is complete, the center will have ample room to implement its primary goal of adding new services, serving new groups of children, and expanding the scope and depth of its professional offerings, both in-house and for the community at large. In our new home, Kingsbury expects to:
	Offer on-site, a developmental diagnostic and assessment team including clinical psychologists, neuropsychologists, educational diagnosticians, speech and language pathologists, occupational therapists, and a developmental pediatrician.
	Offer outpatient individual, group, and family therapy as well as parent education and support.
	Expand Kingsbury Day School to include a high school of 100 and enlarge the elementary and middle schools to 200.
	Develop a comprehensive research and training program including a formal affiliation with an area university so that Kingsbury professionals can instruct and supervise graduate students and collaborate on research.
	Expand its graduate level Tutor Training course and increase opportunities for local teachers to learn effective methods and strategies to meet the needs of learning disabled students in their regular classrooms.
	Increase the frequency and variety of after school courses for students with learning disabilities or learning difficulties to assist them in organizational skills, keyboarding, written language, and test preparation.
	Develop an innovative "Technology for Learning" program for students whose educational and learning potential will be increased with the use of electronic text, voice recognition software, recorded books, and electronic organizers.
In the wider community, Kingsbury is developing plans to:
	Institute a volunteer tutor training program for older adults who are retired or approaching retirement and who wish to give volunteer service to the community
	Expand (with an added focus on Ward 4 elementary schools) the Teachers and Tutors program which brings Kingsbury Master Tutors into public school classrooms to help teachers identify and work with learning disabled students.
	Increase and expand community education programs for parents, educators and other professionals in the greater Washington area and beyond through workshops, conference presentations, and symposia.
	Improve community-wide awareness and understanding of learning disabilities and associated conditions, and promote the ability of families to be effective advocates for their children.

Kingsbury's Board of Trustees has made the "Opening New Doors" campaign a fundraising priority. With your help, we can make it a success. Your generosity will ensure the future of Kingsbury and open countless new doors for children, adolescents, and adults who experience learning disabilities or learning difficulties.

For more information about the "Opening New Doors" campaign or to make a donation, please contact the Development Department at (202) 722-5555.