Ivy Street School

Ivy Street School
Type Non-profit, Private School, Day and Boarding School
Founded 1993
Mission To help families and students gain the skills and strategies to successfully manage their disabilities and the challenging behaviors caused by brain injury
Leadership Joel Rosenhaus, Director
Field Brain injury
Scope One of the only schools in the country to specialize in students with brain injuries
Website ivystreetschool.org

The Ivy Street School was founded in 1993 for adolescents with brain injuries and other neurological challenges. The school is located in Brookline, Massachusetts in a residential neighborhood a few miles from downtown Boston.

The Ivy Street School serves students between the ages of 13 and 22 and offers both residential and day programs. Presently, the average class size is 7 and the student to teacher ratio is 3:1.[1] It is a year-round program.

Ivy Street programs

The Ivy Street School staff includes special education teachers, clinical and restorative therapists, vocational counselors and residential staff.[2] The curriculum offers a variety of services to the students including occupational therapy, speech work, nursing care, and adaptive physical education.[1] The Ivy Street School also has a culinary arts program and a vocational program aimed to help prepare for life after graduation.[2] Students have also worked with artists such as community muralist and art therapist Tova Speter,[3] and in 2012 participated in the Shooting Beauty project with photographer Courtney Bent [4]

Ivy Street in the community

Ivy Street students work and volunteer off campus at Boston University, animal shelters, local hospitals, day care centers and local restaurants. The school also offers community field trips and events. Annually students put on a talent show called Extravaganza hosted at the Wheelock Family Theatre.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ivy Street School Outreach and Consulting Services A Division of MAB Community Services Consultation and Training". maaps: exceptional schools for exceptional students. maaps. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Experts". Ivy Street School: Thriving After Brain Injury. Ivy Street School. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  3. ↑ Speter, Tova. "Ivy Street School in Brookline". Tova Speter. deCielo Creative Collective. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  4. ↑ Bent, Courtney. "Shooting Beauty Workshop at Ivy Street School". Shooting Beauty: Everyone Deserves a Shot. Jake & Co. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  5. ↑ Clossey, Erin (11 July 2014). "Brookline students with brain injuries showcase talents at variety show". Gatehouse Media, Inc. Brookline Tab. Retrieved 15 July 2014.

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Coordinates: 42°20′51″N 71°06′47″W / 42.3475°N 71.1131°W / 42.3475; -71.1131

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