Hope Creek Academy

Education for the rest of us

Hope Creek Academy (formerly Just Right Academy) Inc. is a nonprofit private elementary and secondary school geared to children who need structure, consistency, positive reinforcement, more movement, reduced stress, both remediation and challenge along with a multi-sensory way of learning.

The Academy is located in Durham, North Carolina at 4723 Erwin Road.

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Parent Information Sessions Cancelled

March 19, 2020 By Linda McDonough

Our parent information sessions for March 20 and April 3 are postponed until we can safely attend school.

Parent Information Session

February 19, 2020 By Linda McDonough

Parent information session scheduled for Friday, February 21, has been rescheduled. We are closed today because of ice. Our next parent information session is Friday, February 28, at 11:00. You will hear about HCA, have a chance to ask questions, and then take a tour. We do this when kids are here because it allows parents […]

We have a new name!

July 4, 2017 By Linda McDonough

Our sign has said Hope Creek Academy at Just Right Academy for quite a while. And our high school program has long been called Hope Creek Academy. Now it’s time for the rest of the school to catch up. In the fall, all of our students will come back to Hope Creek Academy. Good change […]

It’s almost camp time!

April 27, 2017 By Linda McDonough

With summer fast approaching, our thoughts turn to camp. Many of our students have not been successful at camp in the past because of anxiety and behavior challenges. If that is true of your child, we may be just the camp for you: A student who will be successful at camp: •can communicate independently •enjoys […]

Behavior is Communication

April 19, 2017 By Linda McDonough

Early on in JRA’s history, we sadly had to conclude that one of our older students had mental health issues that we weren’t equipped to handle, and he needed long term hospitalization. Because we had done a good job of shielding our younger students from this teen’s problems, they didn’t understand why he was leaving. […]

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Recent Blog Posts

  • Parent Information Sessions Cancelled March 19, 2020
  • Parent Information Session February 19, 2020
  • We have a new name! July 4, 2017
  • It’s almost camp time! April 27, 2017
  • Behavior is Communication April 19, 2017

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NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS.
Hope Creek Academy admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin, or sexual orientation to all rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin, or sexual orientation in administration of its educational and admissions policies, scholarship programs, and other school-administered programs.

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