We are Long Island's premier school that addresses the needs of learning disabled students and reluctant learners in grades 4-12. The mission of the Vincent Smith School is to provide a small, supportive educational setting in which students will achieve academic success while developing individual and group social skills. The learning environment at Vincent Smith School is warm, friendly, and conducive to individual development and growth. While the school is highly structured regarding standards of effort, dress, deportment, and homework, it emphasizes self-discipline, respect for others and their property, as well as the ability to accept personal responsibility for individual and group assignments as integral parts of the Vincent Smith program. Vincent Smith School is chartered by the NYS Board of Regents and accredited by the NYS Association of Independent Schools. VSS is a non-profit corporation and is open to all without regard to race, creed, or national origin. ...read more