Schools for Children

Operating seven thriving schools and programs in Massachusetts

Dearborn Academy

A Massachusetts 766-approved school

Lesley Ellis School

A program of Schools for Children

Seaport Academy

A Massachusetts 766-approved school for young men

Dearborn STEP

A program of Schools for Children

SFC Extended Learning

A program of Schools for Children

Different Choices Transition Fair, September 2022

Every student deserves the chance to accomplish ambitious learning goals, develop social-emotional literacy, and be supported by caring adults. Schools for Children’s seven programs – each serving a unique student population – help students define and achieve success.

What’s New

Who Decides What History Is Told?  

While debates rage about what students can be taught within the study of history, Schools for Children celebrates inclusive history.

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Transformational Teaching-Learning Starts with DEI

Diversity is among our greatest strengths and both a resource to draw upon and a source of celebration.

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Infusing Inclusion Into the Fabric of Lesley Ellis

Lesley Ellis students are learning about the impacts of visible and invisible injustices.

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