The School • Substitute/Foster Care • Public School-Based Services ("Backpack")
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Laraway School is a highly structured educational and therapeutic environment designed for students who require alternative learning methods beyond those offered in mainstream education. Laraway serves students from grades 4 through 12 offering group and individual instruction across all subject areas, and blending a *therapeutic milieu” with behavior management. Individual and group counseling is available and incorporated through Art exploration and Outdoor Education.
Laraway is a licensed independent school and mental health day treatment program dedicated to developing the strengths and talents of every student. We are motivated toward incorporating strategies that help children cope with their individual needs.
Laraway provides a safe atmosphere for students to address academic, behavioral and emotional issues and offers opportunities for growth through a diverse range of activities. Laraway School is also licensed to serve students with special educational needs such as emotional disturbance, learning impairment, speech or language impairment, specific learning disabilities or other health impairment.
Students are placed in small groups, (5 - 8 pupils), based on their age, educational requirements and therapeutic needs. Individual or multi-year educational plans dictate the necessary accommodations for each child. Staff to student ratio is high, affording para educational support as well as 1:1 assistance when appropriate. Individualized community based educational plans are also utilized offering students a portion of the school day for learning off campus.
Laraway School provides instruction with qualified teachers in all the core academic areas. All students participate in group counseling and base on their individual needs may be scheduled for one on one counseling, mathematics, and literacy and / or written expression is detailed in the treatment plan and I.E.P, (Individual Education Plan), of each student. A Personal Learning Plan may be offered to students whose strengths can best be accessed in a one on one environment. The students program is then individualize and needs accommodated based on goals expressed in his or her IEP or multi-year plan.
Students are supported to participate in service learning projects in their community and within their core classroom opportunities abound to learn from the community surrounding us. Older students work with their case manger and school to work coordinator to research career and vocational opportunities and are placed in school to work placement to learn more about the world of work and to determine vocational interests beyond high school.
All school personnel are experts in their field as well as being cross-trained in various mental health and treatment protocol. Student education, behavior and treatment is reviewed on a weekly basis by the full staffing team to ensure the proper positive supports are enacted for student success. Laraway incorporates universal design and differentiated instruction so every student has an opportunity for success in core subject areas.
You can contact us via email for more information about our School Programs: info@laraway.org
*Therapeutic milieu is based on "Reclaiming Youth @ Risk" and the "Circle of Courage" by Brendtro, Brokenleg and VanBrokern as well as social skills by Goldstein.
