The Children's Guild

5702 Sargent Rd, Chillum, MD, 20782-0207
Tel: (301)853-7370
Grades: 2 - 9 | 77 students
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The Children’s Guild is a nonprofit, child-serving organization founded in 1953, serving emotionally disturbed children through the provision of special education, group living, treatment foster care and mental health services in Maryland. Transformation Education, Behavior-disordered children referred to our special education schools, group living program, foster homes or mental health center strongly hold their beliefs valid and their own view of reality as accurate. They have learned their mindset from the experience of living in their personal culture. Given their personal culture was so effective in creating their current mindset, we have taken the method the children originally learned how to behave and think, i.e., culture, and uses it to acculturate children with a new mindset. The result they know two ways of thinking rather than one. The Children's Guild’s programs are either approved by the Maryland State Department of Education or licensed by the Maryland State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The Guild Day Schools in Annapolis, Baltimore, and Prince Georges' County, Maryland are accredited by the National Commission Accrediting Special Education Services.

School Overview:
The Children's Guild
School Type Special Education School
School Membership(s) National Association of Private Special Education Centers
Religious Affiliation Nonsectarian
Grades Offered Grades 2 - 9
Student Body
Total Students 77 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
% Students of Color 98% (MD School Avg.: 37%)
Students by Grade
 
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 19 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio 6:1 (National school avg.: 13:1)

School Notes:

  • The Children’s Guild is a nonprofit, child-serving organization founded in 1953, serving emotionally disturbed children through the provision of special education, group living, treatment foster care and mental health services in Maryland. Transformation Education, Behavior-disordered children referred to our special education schools, group living program, foster homes or mental health center strongly hold their beliefs valid and their own view of reality as accurate. They have learned their mindset from the experience of living in their personal culture. Given their personal culture was so effective in creating their current mindset, we have taken the method the children originally learned how to behave and think, i.e., culture, and uses it to acculturate children with a new mindset. The result they know two ways of thinking rather than one. The Children's Guild’s programs are either approved by the Maryland State Department of Education or licensed by the Maryland State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The Guild Day Schools in Annapolis, Baltimore, and Prince Georges' County, Maryland are accredited by the National Commission Accrediting Special Education Services.

Nearby Schools:

The Children's Guild
Gr. 2-9 | 0 mi. away
Washington United Christian Academy
Gr. PK-12 | 0.3 mi. away
George E Peters Adventist School
Gr. K-9 | 0.5 mi. away
St. Anns High School
Gr. 9-12 | 0.9 mi. away
St Anselm's Abbey School
Gr. 6-12 | 1.1 mi. away

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