John Dewey Academy

389 Main St, Great Barrington, MA, 01230-0123
Tel: (413)528-9800
Grades: 10 - 12 | 20 students
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Housed in historic Searles Castle in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, the John Dewey Academy is a coeducational college preparatory boarding school with a strong therapeutic component. Our mission is to provide intensive, individualized instruction and therapy to alienated, angry, self-destructive, but bright adolescents. This approach inspires students to use, rather than to continue to abuse, their talents. This vision is admittedly an ambitious one: we aim to restore hope, to rebuild families, and to transform students' lives.

School Overview:
John Dewey Academy
School Membership(s) State or regional independent school association
Religious Affiliation Nonsectarian
Grades Offered Grades 10 - 12
Student Body
Total Students 20 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
% Students of Color 10% (MA School Avg.: 24%)
Students by Grade
 
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 7 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio 3:1 (National school avg.: 13:1)

School Notes:

  • Housed in historic Searles Castle in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, the John Dewey Academy is a coeducational college preparatory boarding school with a strong therapeutic component. Our mission is to provide intensive, individualized instruction and therapy to alienated, angry, self-destructive, but bright adolescents. This approach inspires students to use, rather than to continue to abuse, their talents. This vision is admittedly an ambitious one: we aim to restore hope, to rebuild families, and to transform students' lives.

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Nearby Schools:

John Dewey Academy
Gr. 10-12 | 0 mi. away
Great Barrington Rudolf Steiner School
Gr. K-9 | 2.3 mi. away
Eagleton School
Gr. 4-12 | 3.2 mi. away
Berkshire Meadows
Gr. PK | 4.9 mi. away
Berkshire School
Gr. 9-12 | 5.5 mi. away
Kolburne School
Gr. PK | 8.3 mi. away

View all schools in: Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Zip 01230

School Reviews:

  • Recommended March 16,2012 - This school saved my son's life. The faculty and staff are incredibly talented. The peer based model got through to our son when nothing else worked. He has now learned new, productive behaviors and he is doing very well in his second year at Dewey. We love this school and give it our highest recommendation.*-Posted by Parent *

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