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Schools for Children, Inc. is an "education incubator." We create, nurture, and manage outstanding schools and educational programs serving many kinds of students. SFC also provides a variety of consulting and training to educators and systems. To learn more about Schools for Children, please visit our website.
Dearborn Academy Dearborn is one of New England's premiere psycho-therapeutic day schools serving children and adolescents with severe emotional, behavioral, and learning difficulties. It is one of the few programs in eastern Massachusetts that also meets the needs of children and adolescents who face both language-based learning issues and emotional challenges. Lesley Ellis School Lesley Ellis School is a nationally recognized independent elementary school (Preschool-Grade 5) offering a progressive, antibias education with ambitious goals for learning. SFC's largest program, Lesley Ellis serves 150 families. Seaport Campus Seaport is a small alternative high school with a unique hands-on learning program that includes opportunities for self-development through experiences at sea. Seaport specializes in supporting teens with non-verbal and social learning difficulties. S.T.E.P. S.T.E.P. (Short-Term Educational Placement) provides stabilization and assessment services designed for elementary, middle- and high-school students who have been temporarily excluded from their schools. This Month
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Thursday, October 18
Snooze or Lose
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Ted Wilson
on Thu 18 Oct 2007 04:21 PM EDT
Despite how persuasive all this science is, somehow it still seems like a huge leap of faith to consider giving back an hour of our children’s lives to slumber. This article explores the implications of overextending children to the point of their losing sleep. Tuesday, October 2
Funding special education
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Ted Wilson
on Tue 02 Oct 2007 09:06 AM EDT
The drumbeat about what is and what is not appropriate when it comes to providing educational services to children with disabilities ... or what is and what is not appropriate when talking about the funding of those services ... continues to pound on our sensibilities. The rancor and distrust that pervades the system threatens to further divide those in 'general education' and 'special education'. The latest salvos are reflected in the accompanying links: The first article is another in a series in the Wall Street Journal: http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB119119804628944307-lMyQjAxMDE3OTAxMTEwOTE4Wj.html. The second is taken from a Boston-area TV report on problems and solutions relating to rising special education costs: http://www.thebostonchannel.com/investigative/14223930/detail.html Monday, February 26
Seaport Campus Receives $2500 Award
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BW
on Mon 26 Feb 2007 10:52 AM EST
Seaport Campus was awarded a $2500 grant from the Best Buy Teach Awards, a program that rewards schools using interactive technology to make learning fun. Each year, thousands of schools from across the country apply to receive this grant. According to Best Buy, over the past four years more than 4,800 K-12 schools have received over $14 million in Best Buy Teach Awards. This year, 1300 schools nationwide received $2500 awards. Seaport Campus was one of 36 schools in Massachusetts to receive the award. Congratulations! |
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