About

Valley View School is built upon a model of a distinctly structured yet highly nurturing therapeutic milieu. The program is designed to meet the developmental and emotional needs of younger (middle school) adolescent boys. Valley View is a private, non-profit residential school providing a supportive therapeutic educational environment for boys between the ages of 10-15 at enrollment. These youngsters have often experienced difficulties getting along with their families, the world around them, and themselves. Typical Valley View students may present attention difficulties (ADD/ADHD), mood disorders, and oppositional behavior. Valley View students may be boys who are not functioning up to capacity in school, are psychologically intimidating their parents, have difficulty channeling their physical energy in meaningful ways or may appear overly lethargic. The majority have had difficulty in traditional school. Historically, traditional classroom practices have frustrated rather than encouraged students who go to Valley View. These boys have been characterized as 'learning disabled', 'unmotivated', or 'disruptive' in the classroom setting. With a maximum of 56 students in the school and an average of 6 students in each class, Valley View School can provide intensive remedial instruction. Classes focus on the development and strengthening of skills in basic subjects including language arts, mathematics, social and physical education, history, science, and art. A computer facility and Smart Boards in the classrooms integrate current technology into the academic curriculum. Valley View offers a year-round program, and boys are accepted only on that basis. There are 10 full-time teachers and 17 residential staff who supervise the program on evenings and weekends. In-house Clinicians meet regularly with students. Students participate in a wide range of physical and recreational activities, including competitive athletics. Clinical psychologists spend time on campus in individual therapy sessions. A board-certified Psychiatrist makes regular consultation visits to monitor psycho-pharmacological issues.