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The Greenwood School

14 Greenwood Lane, Putney, VT, 05346-0534 -

School Notes Overview:

Founded in 1978, the Greenwood School is a junior boarding and day school for boys ages 9 to 14 at time of admission. Greenwood empowers bright and talented boys who face dyslexia and related language-based learning challenges, such as ADHD and executive function deficits, with the skills necessary to bridge the gap between their outstanding promise and present abilities. Greenwood offers a comprehensive, individualized remedial program balanced with an emphasis on enrichment programs designed to awaken students’ hidden talents. The result is a school that transforms lives by providing the best environment possible for students with specific learning challenges to realize their academic, social, and creative potentials. ...

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School Overview:

	The Greenwood School
School Type	Special Education School
School Membership(s)	New England Association of Schools and Colleges The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades 4 - 9
Programs for Learning Differences	Yes
Learning Differences Supported	Dyslexia, Language-based Learning Differences, ADHD, and Executive Function deficits
Year Founded	1978
County	Windham County, VT
Student Body
Total Students	47 students
Student Body Type	All-boys
	This School	(VT) School Avg.
% Students of Color	6%	7%
Students by Grade
	Grade 4 - 3 students
	Grade 5 - 5 students
	Grade 6 - 10 students
	Grade 7 - 20 students
	Grade 8 - 6 students
	Grade 9 - 3 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	24 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree	65%
Average Class Size	4
Classroom dress code	Casual
	This School	(VT) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:2	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	212 days	175 days
Hours in School Day for Students	n/a	6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling
% on Financial Aid	13%
Average Financial Aid Grant	$8,000
Acceptance Rate	70%
Admissions Director	Melanie Miller
Admissions Associate	Eric Pals
Sport
Total Sports Offered	4
	Sports
	Baseball	Basketball
	Soccer	Wrestling
Extracurricular
Total Extracurricular Organizations	12
	Extracurriculars
	Archery	Canoeing
	Cross Country Skiing	Fencing
	Inline Skating	Model Club
	Mountain Biking	Photography Club
	Rock Climbing	Skateboarding
	Snowboarding	Woodworking

School Notes:

In order to maximize every boy’s potential, all students receive a language tutorial that is specific to his unique learning style and needs, all teachers are remedial language specialists, and all classes are integrated so that students learn and apply literacy and organizational skills across the academic program.
Greenwood boys develop strengths and awaken hidden talents in well-developed art, drama, music, woodworking and athletics programs.
Diagnostic-prescriptive teaching that is multisensory, structured, and sequential ensures effective, individualized programs for all students.
Highly structured academic and residential programs enable Greenwood boys to internalize organizational skills and strategies in all areas of their lives.
For boys who demonstrate a need, Greenwood offers Speech and Language Therapy, Math Tutorials, Social Pragmatics, and Occupational Therapy.
Interscholastic sports and noncompetitive sports are open to any student who wishes to participate.
Greenwood’s 100-acre, forested campus on a Vermont hillside offers miles of trails for hiking, biking, and cross-country skiing; a 2-acre pond for canoeing, fishing, and ice skating; and a skate/bike park equipped with a halfpipe and dirt jumps.
The Greenwood applicant should possess “average” cognitive skills as measured on the WISC IV. When looking at borderline test scores it is encouraging to see variability in subtest scores that suggest areas of strength.
Some Greenwood applicants may exhibit avoidance behaviors due to frustration and low self esteem resulting from their learning challenges. Once in Greenwood’s safe and supportive community, however, our students feel they are finally understood, and they experience the academic success they deserve for their efforts. Greenwood does not accept students with primary social, emotional, or behavioral difficulties.
The Greenwood School is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and is approved by the state of Vermont and the New England Association of Independent Schools.
Profile last updated: 03/18/2009

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (05346)	School Zip (05346)	(VT) State Average
Population (Approximate)	5,213 people	608,822 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	43%	34%
Population Average Age	38 years old	36 years old
Average Household size	2.5 persons	2.3 persons
Median Household Income	$42,500	$38,372
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.3 rooms	5.3 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	38 years old	50 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	75% / 25%	59% / 41%