Pediatric Education & Creative Arts Program
At the Children’s Cancer Hospital at MD Anderson, we care about the future of our patients and want to ensure they are given the tools and resources they need in order to continue their education without interruption.
All patients are invited to participate in our privately accredited school program, which focuses on elementary through secondary (K-12) education. Along with academic services, we offer post-secondary educational and vocational support through our AYA Program.
Attention: Parents, community nurses and teachers
Save the Date: October 26, 2012
Annual Education Conference
Information and Registration
The Pediatric Education Program includes the following services:
- Academic instruction and enrichment
- Consultation with community schools
- Educational counseling and school re-entry services
- School re-entry visits to educate classmates about cancer and its treatment
- Bedside instruction
- Facilitation of 504 and IEP meetings
- GED and SAT preparation
- Educational field trips
- Parent training groups
- Annual “Educating Children with Cancer Conference”
School resources:
- Continuing school during treatment
- Meet our education team
- Enrichment classes and activities for patients
- School policies
- School calendar
- School re-entry guidelines
- Children's Art Project Scholarship Program for childhood cancer survivors
Contact Us
713-745-5059 (Main)
713-792-0608 (Fax)
school@mdanderson.org
Classroom hours: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. (Monday through Friday)
Contact Us
Questions? Need help?
Want to request an appointment?
Call the Children's Cancer Hospital
713-792-5410
(Toll-Free) 888-543-2435
Or call askMDAnderson
1-877-MDA-6789