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The Pinnacle School enables students in grades 2-12 with complex learning challenges and secondary co-occurring needs to thrive through small class sizes, individualized academic programming, active problem-solving, and relationship building.
Located in Stamford, Connecticut, we are accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) and are a Connecticut state-approved special education school. Our students are both privately and district placed, and come from Connecticut and New York.
The Pinnacle School enables students in grades 2-12
withcomplex learning challenges and secondary co-occurring
needs to thrive through small class sizes, individualized academic
programming, active problem-solving, and relationship
building.
Our Mission is to provide a safe and nurturing educational
environment for students with unique learning profiles. Through
individualized academic programming, active problem solving, and
relationship building, students develop the skills necessary to
become caring and compassionate friends,engaged members of
their community, and resilient, lifelong learners.
The Pinnacle School is a private school for students in grades
2 through 12. It is accredited by the New England Association of
Schools and Colleges (NEASC) and is a state-approved special
education day school.
Our students are both privately and district placed and come
from Connecticut and New York. Our students have complex learning
profiles and may be diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder (ADHD), Specific Learning Disabilities,Social
(Pragmatic) Communication Disorders (SCD), and/or mild, level 1
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
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