We are so proud of the art program here at dePaul School! Like other academic areas, visual art requires discipline, focus and problem-solving skills. Unlike other areas, it is primarily non-verbal, leading many dyslexics to enjoy and excel at it. As such, we make art an integral part of our program. Over the years, dePaul artwork has been in museums throughout Pinellas County and our students have won many awards in local art contests. We have our inspired art teacher of 26 years, Pam Miles, to thank for this!

Students come first at The dePaul School. The teachers here are passionate about helping children with dyslexia and other language-based learning differences reach their fullest potential. On behalf of the dedicated staff and exceptional teachers of dePaul, I want to take this opportunity to extend our professional pledge and personal commitment to do our very best to help develop and teach each and every student that attends dePaul.  We are truly looking forward to an exciting year of learning, personal growth and fun for our students!

Common sense tells us that happy students are going to do better in school than unhappy students. As unnecessary as it may seem, the fact is that studies have actually been done to prove this rather obvious hypothesis.

David L. Hough, Ph.D., wrote an article about student happiness. His research shows that "when students feel safe, enjoy being where they are and are happy, they tend to return more often, they tend to behave and they tend to learn."