Boarding Schools in
Vermont
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| Program Type: | Boarding Schools |
| Gender Type: | coed |
| City, State: | Williston, VT |
| Program Info: | Coeducational boarding and day school for adolescents with learning disabilities ages 13-18
100 students/ 90 residential, 10 day students
Located on 100 acres in the foothills of the Green Mountains and 8 miles from Burlington, VermontŐs largest city
Accredited by NEAS&C and approved by the Vermont State Board of Education with diploma granting privileges
2:1 student to staff ratio
Student applicantŐs primary diagnosis is learning disability with no significant social/emotional issues
Sense of Community is integral to the program
Separate Academic, Remedial, and Residential staff
Academic staff teaches full Academic program with small structured classes
Remedial staff provides each student with daily 1:1 remedial language tutorial based on Orton-Gillingham
Residential staff develops the social and transition skills of each student
Full Academic program with small classes
Ungraded; Secondary and Postsecondary programs
Adventure Center with ropes course integral part of the program
Focus on developing the whole person
Extensive Extracurricular and Transition activities available
Range of Athletic Team Sports
Minimum two year commitment required to obtain a Pine Ridge School Diploma |
