Germaine Lawrence

18 Claremont Avenue, Arlington, MA, 02476-0217
Germaine Lawrence provides the highest quality residential treatment services in New England for adolescent girls. Many of the girls we serve have experienced significant trauma. As a result, they have not developed the capacity to regulate their emotions or manage their behaviors in safe ways. They have adopted extreme coping mechanisms such as eating disorders or other self harm, running away, suicide attempts, sexually acting out, drug or alcohol abuse, or firesetting. Germaine Lawrence provides personalized treatment through comprehensive clinical services, a supportive special education program, and a highly structured therapeutic milieu. We offer a comprehensive continuum of services that helps girls reduce destructive behaviors, develop age-appropriate social skills, and make enough progress to enable them to live at home or in the community safely again. The mission of Germaine Lawrence is to provide adolescent girls the highest quality residential treatment services with the goal of strengthening their relationships with their families and preparing them for productive, independent lives.

School Overview:

Germaine Lawrence
School Type Special Education School
School Membership(s) State or regional independent school association
Religious Affiliation Nonsectarian
Grades Offered Grades 6 - 12
Student Body
Total Students 73 students
Student Body Type All-girls
% Students of Color 28% (MA School Avg.: 24%)
Students by Grade
 
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 17 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio 5:1 (National school avg.: 13:1)
Admission Deadline None / Rolling

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  • Arlington nonprofit merges with Memphis-based Youth Villages
    posted on September 27, 2012 at 08:18:00 pm
    Germaine Lawrence, a residential treatment facility for girls based in Arlington, has been acquired by Youth Villages, a national nonprofit with five offices in Massachusetts. With a budget of nearly $12 million in the 2011 fiscal year, and running only a ...
  • Germaine Lawrence school seeks volunteers
    posted on August 28, 2010 at 10:47:16 am
    Germaine Lawrence seeks volunteers to mentor adolescent girls. Germaine Lawrence is a residential treatment ...
  • DA's take on the town's youth
    posted on October 10, 2009 at 10:44:24 am
    District Attorney Gerard Leone met with staff from the town departments, the probation ...

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Germaine Lawrence
Gr. 6-12 | 0 mi. away
New Covenant School
Gr. K-6 | 0.4 mi. away
Belmont Hill School
Gr. 7-12 | 1.1 mi. away
Lexington Christian Academy
Gr. 6-12 | 1.1 mi. away
Waldorf School Of Lexington
Gr. Nursery/Preschool-8 | 1.3 mi. away
Arlington Children's Center Inc
Gr. Nursery/Preschool-K | 1.5 mi. away

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