- Acceptance Rate: 36%
- Location: Litchfield, CT
- Enrollment: 181
- School Type: Coed, boarding school
- Grades: 9-12
- Church Affiliation: Non-sectarian
- Number of faculty: 56
- Tuition: $53,000
- Percentage of students receiving financial aid: 25%
- Admissions Deadline: Rolling
- Website: The Forman School
The Forman School is one of the oldest boarding schools for children with identified language based learning differences.
Academics:
40% of Forman's 57 full time faculty hold advanced degrees. All are specially trained to teach children with learning differences.
The school offers academic courses in the following subject areas:
- English
- Science
- Mathematics
- History
Facilities:
The Forman School is located on 104 acres of picturesque land in the quintessential New England colonial village, Litchfield. The school has 26 state of the art academic buildings, dormitories and athletic amenities.
Finances:
The Forman School has a small endowment but nonetheless was able to award financial aid to 25% of its students. The average award was $18,000.
Matriculation:
The Forman School sends almost all of its graduates to college.
Commentary:
I have a soft spot for Forman and I will make that disclaimer up front. When I lived in Litchfield County in the 1980's, I counted several faculty and students as friends. It is about as fine a school as you could hope to find for students who have learning differences. The setting just north of the Litchfield village green is quite picturesque. While Forman's tariff is one of the highest in the business, the old saying "You get what you pay for" applies. This is a school which has been profoundly influenced by Dr. Samuel Orton, the reading specialist, and Dr. Albert Einstein. Need I say more?
