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The Academy at Swift River, Cummington, MA
"Swift River is a year-round, co-educational boarding school for students, ages 13 through 18, who are experiencing difficulties managing their lives at home or in school."

Allegheny Valley School, Coraopolis, PA
"Allegheny Valley School provides a comprehensive life-care environment for persons with mental retardation."

ANASAZI Foundation. Mesa, AZ
"ANASAZI accepts young people 12-17 years of age who are physically and emotionally able to handle the rigors of the trail and whose parents are willing to participate in their child's walking."

Aspen Ranch, Loa, UT
"Low self-esteem, academic underachievement, substance abuse and family conflict are some of the issues students at Aspen Ranch may be struggling with when they first arrive."

Brehm Preparatory School, Inc., Carbondale, IL
"Brehm Preparatory School addresses a complete array of learning disabilities. Students at Brehm may demonstrate processing, perceptual, or conceptual deficits which occur in visual, auditory, or motor functioning."

Bridges Academy, Bend, OR
"Bridges Academy is a small, residential high school which helps temperamentally difficult boys, ages thirteen through seventeen, overcome behavior problems at home and at school."

Brush Ranch School, Tererro, NM
"Residential facility for children ages 10 to 18 who have learning disabilities and other academic problems."

Camphill Special School - Beaver Run, Glenmoore, PA
"Camphill Special School is home, or home-away-from-home, to 160 people, almost half of whom are developmentally disabled children."

Cascade School, Whitmore, CA
"Cascade is an accredited college preparatory school committed to solid academic standards. Its primary purpose is to redirect and motivate underachieving adolescents."

CEDU Schools
"CEDU's coeducational boarding schools are designed for young men and  women, ages 12-17, who are struggling with learning disabilities, emotional difficulties and/or behavioral problems." 6 schools.

Crater Lake School, Sprague River, OR
"Crater Lake students are young men and women, ages 13-18, who may suffer from depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, attention-deficit disorder (ADD), attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), learning disabilities, oppositional/defiant disorder, communication disorder, Tourette's Disorder and sexual acting out."

DePaul Institute, Pittsburgh, PA
"Founded in 1908, the DePaul Institute has been providing a quality academic education for children with hearing and speech impairments for over 85 years."

F.L. Chamberlain School, Middleborough, MA
"Treatment for students ages 11-22 in either a day or a  residential setting, who have difficulties that effect learning and behavior, such as ADHD, Asperger's disorder, bipolar disorder, conduct disorder, borderline personality disorder, reading disorder, dyslexia, and others."

Crater Lake School, Sprague River, OR
"Crater Lake School, a year-round, coed boarding school...serves students 14-18 suffering from attention-deficit disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, learning disabilities, depression, anxiety disorder, oppositional/defiant disorder, bulimia, communications disorders, Tourette's Disorder, sexual acting out, and substance abuse."

Denver Academy, Denver, CO
"Denver Academy is an independent school for students with average or better intellectual aptitude with a history of learning
difficulties or academic underachievement due to a different learning style."

The Desisto School, Stockbridge, MA
A special needs school for students with emotional and behavioral problems, The Desisto School offers a college-preparatory program including Latin and oceanography.

Devereux Glenholme School, Washington, CT
 "Therapeutic environment...designed to encourage children and  adolescents to perform those skills, activities and behaviors necessary to  develop successfully and to acquire self-control of their behavior."

Eagle Hill School, Greenwich, CT
"Eagle Hill's mission is to provide intensive short-term remedial instruction and then return the student to the educational mainstream."

Eagle Hill School, Hardwick, MA
"Nationally and internationally known residential school for students with learning disabilities and Attention Deficit Disorder."

Elan School, Poland Spring, ME
"Elan is an educational boarding college-preparatory and general academic school for adolescents with emotional, behavioral, or adjustment problems."

The Fenster School of Southern Arizona, Tucson, AZ
"As a transition school for better grades or for college placement, Fenster provides a structured educational environment that
encourages success."

The Forman School, Litchfield, CT
 A leader in educating young people with learning differences or dyslexia since 1930.

The Gow School, South Wales, NY
"The Gow School was founded in 1926 by Peter Gow, a respected educator from Buffalo. From its beginning the mission of the school has been to remediate dyslexic young men."

Gretchen Everhart School, Tallahassee, FL
Special needs school.

Hidden Lake Academy, Dahlonega, GA
"HLA was founded...in response to the overwhelming need for a school that would fill the existing gaps between services provided by residential treatment centers, group homes and traditional boarding schools."

Idaho Youth Ranch, Boise, ID
"The Idaho Youth Ranch provides residential treatment, group homes, adoption and other services for troubled, disturbed,
delinquent or abused children and adolescents."

Landmark School, Prides Crossing, MA
"Landmark is a co-educational, residential and day school for emotionally stable students who have been diagnosed as having a specific learning disability/dyslexia."

Linden Hill School, Northfield, MA
"Linden Hill School founded in 1961, is the nation's oldest boarding school of its kind for the remediation of dyslexia." Boys.

Model Secondary School for the Deaf, Northeast, DC
"The Model Secondary School for the Deaf provides a comprehensive day and residential four-year high school
program for students from various states and United States territories."

Mount Bachelor Academy, Prineville, OR
"Provides a well-rounded academic and emotional growth curriculum  designed for children who may have had behavioral, emotional or motivational problems or learning disabilities."

New Haven, Provo, UT
"New Haven is a therapeutically intense treatment center in a structured home environment, with supervision, acceptance and positive support for all students and their families." Female residential treatment center.

The New York Institute for Special Education, New York, NY
"Programs designed specifically for students with learning and emotional disabilities."

Oak Creek Ranch School, West Sedona, AZ
"We are proud to offer both a general and college preparatory curriculum serving the needs of the discouraged learner."

The Oxford Academy, Westbrook, CT
"Since 1906 Oxford Academy has specialized in educating young men who have academic deficiencies or who wish to accelerate their programs."

The Phelps School, Malvern, PA
"Life at Phelps is a creative blend of a caring structure and freedom, designed to promote a sense of responsibility and self-growth necessary in our increasingly complex world. "

Saint Joseph Institute for the Deaf, St. Louis, MO
"St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf, founded in 1837, is a private, day and residential school for severely and profoundly hearing-impaired children, from age 3 through 8th grade."

Shepherd Academy, Tallahassee, FL
"Shepherd Academy, founded in 1976 in St. Petersburg, Florida, as a private alternative school for "high-risk" students with variable learning styles, was established in northeast Tallahassee in1983."

South Dakota School for the Deaf, Sioux Falls, SD
"The South Dakota School for the Deaf is the statewide resource for the education of children who are deaf or hard of hearing
in the state of South Dakota."

Spruce Mountain Inn, Plainfield, VT
"Since 1983, the Inn has been offering group residential and apartment programs for adults and young adults with serious psychiatric illness."

Stewart Home School, Frankfort, KY
"For five successive generations the Stewart family has provided a setting for an enriched lifestyle for mentally challenged children and adults."

Stone Mountain School, Black Mountain, NC
"Stone Mountain School at Camp Elliott is licensed to provide long-term residential care in an outdoor environment."

Storm King School, Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY
"The Storm King School is a coeducational, college preparatory boarding and day school with students of diverse backgrounds and learning styles. "

T&M Ranch Inc., Indiantown, FL
"A community preparedness program for the adult who is mild to moderately mentally handicapped."

Three Springs, Inc., Huntsville, AL
"Three Springs offers a wide variety of programs to accommodate the needs of troubled children."

The Vanguard School, Lake Wales, FL
"For students with Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia, and Attention Deficit Disorder."

The Winchendon School, Winchendon, MA
"Winchendon School offers a precisely defined and well-focused educational program for 'good' underachievers."

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