The Greenwood School
Tel: (802)387-4545
- https://www.greenwood.org/page/about/overview Founded in 1978 in rural Putney, VT, the Greenwood School`s small enrollment and non-institutional environment provide parents and students a clear alternative to larger, clinically-modeled schools, and to mainstream schools that have added hours of outside remedial tutoring and support programs to their standard curricula. Greenwood awakens talent in young men with complex learning profiles who have not yet found themselves in traditional school environments due to the following learning disabilities: * dyslexia specific language-based learning disabilities and/or learning differences (LD)
- receptive language and/or expressive language deficits deficits in executive function
- attention deficit disorders such as ADD or ADHD disorders of written expression dysgraphia speech and language needs
School Overview
| School Type | Special Education School |
| School Membership(s)School Assoc. | National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) New England Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Grades Offered | Grades 6-12 |
| Offers Post-Graduate Year | Yes |
| ADD/ADHD Support | Yes |
| Learning Difference Programs | Yes |
| Learning Programs Supported | Dyslexia, Language-based Learning Differences, ADHD, and Executive Function deficits |
| Year Founded | 1978 |
Student Body
| Total Students | 54 students |
| Student Body Type | All-boys |
| % Students of Color | 10% State avg.: 8% |
| Students by Grade |  |
Academics and Faculty
| Total Classroom Teachers | 25 teachers |
| Student : Teacher Ratio | 2:1 National avg.: 13:1 |
| % Faculty w/Advanced Degree | 77% |
| Average Class Size | 5 students |
| List of Courses Offered | Link to List of Courses |
| Classroom Dress Code | Casual (Khaki pants or jeans and a collared shirt OR a GREENWOOD t-shirt or hoodie) |
Finances and Admission
| Admission Deadline | None / Rolling |
| Yearly Tuition Cost | $75,800 |
| Tuition Notes | Day Rate: $57,998 International Rate: $77,800 |
| % on Financial Aid | 36% |
| Average Financial Aid Grant | $10,000 |
| Acceptance Rate | 30% National avg.: 85% |
| Admissions Director | Aria Carter |
| Admissions Associate | Tracy Wheeler |
Sports
Extracurriculars
| Total ExtracurricularsTotal Extra-curric. | 23 extracurriculars |
| ExtracurricularsExtra-curric. | Archery, Blacksmithing, Canoeing, Ceramics, Code, Cross, Disc, Downhill, Filming/Digital, Healthy, Hockey, Internship, Metalwork, Mountain, Music, Outdoor, Pottery, Rock, Skateboarding, Skatepark, Snowboarding, Voice, Woodworking Archery, Blacksmithing, Canoeing, Ceramics, Code, Cross, Disc, Downhill, Healthy, Hockey, Internship, Metalwork, Mountain, Music, Outdoor, Pottery, Rock, Skateboarding, Skatepark, Snowboarding, Voice, Woodworking, Filming/Digital, |
School Notes
- In order to maximize every boy's potential, 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 enrichment programs such as 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.
- Our support services include Speech and Language Therapy, Math Tutorials, Social Pragmatics, and Occupational Therapy.
- Interscholastic sports and non-competitive 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 3-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 V. 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.
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