All open houses are virtual unless otherwise noted. Dates are subject to change – please check with the schools for more information about admissions.
By Rachel Berliner, Public Relations and Social Media Assistant at the Law Office of Lawrence Berliner
Special Education Private School Open Houses:
Eagle Hill School Greenwich – Greenwich, CT (Grades K-8; day school and 5-day boarding)
Tuesday, July 13th, 10:00 a.m. EST
Tuesday, August 17th 10:00 a.m. EST
Tuesday, September 14th 10:00 a.m. EST
Tuesday September 21st 10:00 a.m. (On-campus)
Register here: https://resources.eaglehillschool.org/open-house-registration-step-1
Franklin Academy – East Haddam, CT (Grades 8-12 and Postgraduate Year)
Monday, July 12th 5:00 p.m. EST
Monday, July 26th 5:00 p.m. EST
Register by emailing [email protected] or (860)-615-3854, ext. 1114. More information: https://fa-ct.org/
Villa Maria School – Stamford, CT (Grades K-8; day school)
Thursday, September 23rd 9:00 a.m. EST
Register here: http://villamariaschool.org/admissions/open-house/
Winston Preparatory School – Norwalk, CT (Grades 4-12; day school)
Wednesday, July 28 10:00 a.m.-11:15 a.m. EST
Tuesday, August 17 10:00 a.m.-11:15 a.m. EST
Click on Apply Now and then Connecticut: https://www.winstonprep.edu/apply-now/#button
Winston Online (online program from Winston Preparatory School; Grades 4-12)
Friday, July 16th at 12:00 p.m. EST
Friday July 30th at 12:00 p.m. EST
Friday, August 13th at 12:00 p.m. EST
Friday, August 27th at 12:00 p.m. EST
Click on “Schedule an Open House” and then “Winston Online” https://www.winstonprep.edu/apply-now/
Open houses for private schools that offer an academic support program:
FlexSchool – Bronxville, NY (Grades 5-12 and Postgraduate Year; Twice-Exceptional; day school)
Tuesday, July 27th at 7:30 p.m. EST
Tuesday, August 3rd at 7:30 p.m. EST
Tuesday August 10th at 7:30 p.m. EST
Tuesday, August 17th at 7:30 p.m. EST
Register here: https://www.flexschool.net/admission/visit-us
Harvey School – Katonah, NY
Wednesday, July 21st 10:00 a.m. EST
Register here: https://info.harveyschool.org/parent-admissions-event-7-21-21?fbclid=IwAR06JwnrXZjuR6GC90reknLGN058C4tBvHmzZgm–HlqqUIzG-n5CoktHCw
Wednesday, July 28th 10:00 a.m. EST (Middle and Upper School Q&A)
Register here: https://www.harveyschool.org/7-28-21-qa
Wednesday August 4th 10:00 a.m. EST (Interview with Harvey School student ambassadors)
Register here: https://www.harveyschool.org/8-4-21-students
Wednesday, August 11th 10:00 a.m. EST (Interview with Harvey School parents)
Register here: https://www.harveyschool.org/8-11-21-meet-harvey-parents
Wednesday, August 18th 10:00 a.m. EST (Middle and Upper School Q&A)
Register here: https://www.harveyschool.org/8-18-21-qa
Marvelwood School – Kent, CT (Grades 9-12 and Postgraduate Year; Kildonan at Marvelwood and Learning Support Department; boarding and day school)
Wednesday, July 14 at 7:00 p.m. EST
Wednesday August 11th 7:00 p.m. EST
Thursday, August 19th 7:00 p.m. EST
Register here: https://www.marvelwood.org/admission
Storm King School – Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY (Grades 8-12 and Postgraduate Year; boarding school)
Saturday, July 17th, 11:00 a.m. (On-Campus)
Register here: https://sks.org/admissions/schedule-your-visit/
Private tours or meeting by appointment only – private schools that offer an academic support program:
Dublin School – Dublin, NH (Grades 9-12; boarding school)
Admissions Office (603)-563-7121
Website: https://www.dublinschool.org/
Easton Country Day School – Easton, CT (Arrowsmith Program for students with learning disabilities; Grades PreK-Grade 12; day school)
Suellen Inwood, Head of School [email protected] or (203)-268-5530
Website: http://eastoncountryday.org/
Fusion Academy Fairfield – Fairfield, CT (Grades 6-12; day school)
Admissions Office (475)-888-9256
Website: https://www.fusionacademy.com/campuses/fairfield/
Fusion Academy Greenwich – Stamford, CT (Grades 6-12; day school)
Admissions Office (203)-323-2191
Website: https://www.fusionacademy.com/campuses/greenwich/
Harvey School – Katonah, NY (Grades 6-12; boarding and day school; academic support for learning disabilities)
William Mena, Director of Admissions [email protected]
Website: https://www.harveyschool.org/
Links Academy (Greenwich Education Group) – Stamford, CT and Online (Grades 6-12; day school)
Becky Rabassa, Executive Director [email protected] or (203)-489-5272. School phone number: (203)-883-0062.
Website: https://www.linksacademy.org/
Marvelwood School – Kent, CT (Grades 9-12; boarding and day school)
Admissions Office [email protected]
Website: https://www.marvelwood.org/
Mead School – Stamford, CT (Nexus at Mead Academic Support and Twice-Exceptional Program; day school)
Joanne Costello, Assistant Director of Admissions [email protected]
Oakwood Friends School – Poughkeepsie, NY (Grades 5-12; boarding and day school)
Admissions Office [email protected] or (845)-462-4200 ext. 215.
Website: https://www.oakwoodfriends.org/
Oxford Academy – Westbrook, CT (all-boys; Grades 9-12 and Postgraduate Year; boarding and day school)
Helen Waldron, Director of Admissions [email protected]
Website: https://oxfordacademy.net/
Proctor Academy – Andover, NH (Grades 9-12; boarding)
Admissions Office (603)-735-6652
Website: https://www.proctoracademy.org/
The Rectory School – Pomfret, CT (early childhood through Grade 9; day school; boarding school for Grades 5-9)
Admissions Office [email protected] (860)-928-1328 ext 328
Website: https://www.rectoryschool.org/
St. Andrew’s School – Barrington, RI (Grades 6-12; boarding and day school)
Ray Cross, Director of Admissions [email protected]
Website: https://www.standrews-ri.org/
St. Luke’s School – New Canaan, CT (Educational Support Services for students with learning disabilities and ADHD; day school)
Admissions Office [email protected]
Website: https://www.stlukesct.org/
Vermont Academy – Saxtons River, VT (Grades 9-12 and Postgraduate Year; boarding school)
Admissions Office (802)-869-6229 or schedule here: https://www.vermontacademy.org/admissions/visit-campus
Website: https://www.vermontacademy.org/
Woodhall School – Bethlehem, CT (all-boys, Grades 9-12, boarding and day school)
Matthew Woodhall, Head of School and Director of Admissions [email protected] Cathy Maloney, Assistant [email protected]
Website: https://woodhallschool.org/
Wooster School (Bridge Program for language-based learning disabilities) – Danbury, CT (Grades 5-12; day school)
Admissions Office (203)-830-3916 or use link to schedule: https://www.woosterschool.org/page.cfm?p=1629
Private tours or meeting by appointment only – special education private schools:
Benhaven School – Wallingford, CT (Grades K-12 and 18-22 services; day school)
Sarah Cyr, Program Specialist (203)-793-1904
Website: https://www.benhaven.org/programs/benhaven-school/
Cedarhurst School (therapeutic; part of Yale School of Medicine; Grades 6-12 and Postgraduate Year; day school) – Hamden, CT
Kitty Clemens, Associate Director [email protected]
Website: https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/cedarhurst/
The Cedar School – Greenwich, CT (opening Fall 2021; high school for students with learning disabilities and ADHD; Grades 9-12; day school)
Admissions Office [email protected] or (203)-808-5005
Website: https://www.thecedarschool.org/
Eagle Hill School MA – Hardwick, MA (Grades 8-12; boarding and day school)
Dana Harbert, Director of Admission [email protected]
Website; https://www.eaglehill.school/
Forman School – Litchfield, CT (Grades 9-12 and Postgraduate Year; boarding and day school)
Admissions Office [email protected]
Website: https://www.formanschool.org/
The Foundation School – Milford and Orange, CT (Grades K-12 and 18-21 services; day school)
Call the main office to schedule a tour at 203-877-1426
Website: https://www.foundationschool.org/
Fresh Start School (FOCUS Center for Autism) – Canton, CT (Grades 4-12 and 18-21 Services; day school)
Please call the front office at (860)-693-8809
Website: https://focuscenterforautism.org/fresh-start-school
The Greenwood School – Putney, VT (Grades 6-12; boarding school)
Admissions Office [email protected] or (802)-387-4545 ext. 3817.
Website: https://www.greenwood.org/
Grove School – Madison, CT (therapeutic; Grades 7-12 and Postgraduate Year)
Admissions Office [email protected]
Website: http://www.groveschool.org/
Intensive Education Academy – West Hartford, CT (Grades K-12 and 18-21 services; day school)
Christianna Connery, Director of Resource Development [email protected] or (860)-310-2788.
Website: https://www.ie-academy.org/
John Cardinal O’Connor School – Irvington, NY (Grades K-8; day school)
Main Office (914)-591-9330
Website: https://johncardinaloconnorschool.org/
Maplebrook School – Amenia, NY (Grades 6-12 and Postgraduate Year; boarding and day school)
Paul Balser, Director of Admissions [email protected] or (845)-373-9511 ext. 220
Website: https://www.maplebrookschool.org/
Meliora Academy – Meriden, CT (Grades 3-12; day school)
Please call the office at (203)-237-5710.
Website: https://www.melioraacademy.net/
Middlebridge School – Narragansett, RI (Grades 7-12 and Postgraduate Year; boarding and day school)
Shannon Leventhal, Director of Admissions [email protected]
Website: http://middlebridgeschool.org/
Pinnacle School (Greenwich Education Group) – Stamford, CT (Grades 2-12; day school)
Sunan Jones, Director of Admissions [email protected]
Website: https://www.thepinnacleschool.org/
Saint Catherine Center for Special Needs (St. Catherine Academy) – Fairfield, CT (Grades PreK through Grade 12 and 18-21 services. Day services after age 21 also available for participants supported by CT Department of Developmental Services -DDS)
Eric Spencer, Director of Education [email protected]
Website: https://www.stcatherinecenter.org/
The Southport School – Southport, CT (Grades K-8; day school)
Admissions Office [email protected]
Contact form: https://www.southportschool.org/admissions/open-house
Website: https://www.southportschool.org/
The Speech Academy – Easton and Somers, CT (Grades K-12 and 18-21 services; day school)
Tours Daily (by appointment): Virtual and In-Person July 19, 2021-August 13, 2021. Please contact Toni Giannone, Director at (203)-220-9595.
Website: https://thespeechacademy.org/
The Spire School (Greenwich Education Group) – Stamford, CT (therapeutic; Grades 6-12; day school)
Dede LeComte, Director of Admissions [email protected]
Website: https://www.spireschool.org/
St. Vincent’s Special Needs School (day school; Grades K-12 and 18-22 services in Trumbull; 22 and older services at Changing images in Stratford; part of Hartford HealthCare) – Trumbull, CT and Stratford, CT
Gerilyn Durnin, Principal [email protected]
Theresa Pitt, Manager of Changing Images Adult Services [email protected]
Website: https://hartfordhealthcare.org/services/special-needs-services
Villa Maria School – Stamford, CT (Grades K-8; day school)
Elise Brody, Director of Admissions [email protected] or (203)-322-5886 ext. 1104.
Website: http://villamariaschool.org/
Westfield Day School – Armonk, NY (therapeutic; Grades 7-12; day school)
Admissions Office [email protected]
Website: https://www.westfielddayschool.org/
Westport Day School – Wilton, CT (therapeutic; Grades 6-12 and Postgraduate Year; day school)
Sara Evans, Director of Admissions [email protected] or (203)-557-0939
Website: https://www.westportdayschool.org/
White Oak School – Westfield, MA (Grades 1-12; day school)
Alexandra Sutter, Director of Admissions [email protected] or (413)-562-9500, option 4.
Website: https://whiteoakschool.org/
Disclaimer
This list of resources is intended for information gathering and for the education of those who choose to explore them. As everyone’s interests and needs are varied, some resources are more appropriate for your situation than to others. Attorney Berliner is not responsible for the content of this list of resources.