The Greenwood School - Putney, Vermont/VT

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The Greenwood School

14 Greenwood Lane, Putney, VT 05346 -

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Founded in 1978, the Greenwood School is a junior boarding and day school for boys ages 9 to 14 at time of admission. Greenwood empowers bright and talented boys who face dyslexia, related language-based learning challenges, ADHD and executive function deficits, with the skills necessary to bridge the gap between their outstanding promise and present abilities. Greenwood offers a comprehensive, individualized remedial program balanced with an emphasis on enrichment programs designed to awaken students’ hidden talents. The result is a school that transforms lives by providing the best environment possible for students with specific learning challenges to realize their academic, social, and creative potentials.

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Definition of Terms

The Greenwood School

School Focus

Junior Boarding School

Grades (Boarding)

Grades 4-9

School Type

All-boys

Support for ADD/ADHD Students

Yes

Supports Learning Differences (LD)

Yes

Religious Affiliation

Non-denominational

Year Founded

1978

Campus Size

100 acres

Student Body

Enrollment

47 students

Percent Students of Color

Percent International Students

Percent Students Boarding

90%

Academics and Faculty

Saturday Classes

Classroom Dress Code

Casual

Average Class Size

Teacher : Student ratio

1:2

Number of AP Courses Offered

n/a

ESL Courses Offered

% Faculty with Advanced Degree

65%

Summer Program Offered

Yes

Finances

Endowment Size

n/a

Yearly Tuition (Boarding Students)

$58,700

Yearly Tuition (Day Students)

$45,460

Percent Students on Financial Aid

12%

Average Financial Aid Grant

$49,858

Admission

Application Deadline

None / Rolling

Acceptance Rate

70%

Director of Admissions

Melanie Miller

Associate Director of Admissions

Eric Pals

Sports:
Total Interscholastic Sports Offered	4
	Interscholastic Sports
	Baseball	Basketball
	Soccer	Wrestling

Extracurricular:
Total Extracurricular Organizations	12
	Extracurriculars

Archery	Canoeing
Cross Country Skiing	Downhill Skiing
Fencing	Inline Skating
Model Club	Mountain Biking
Rock Climibing	Skateboarding
Snowboarding	Woodworking

In order to maximize every boy’s potential, all students receive a language tutorial that is specific to his unique learning style and needs, all teachers are remedial language specialists, and all classes are integrated so that students learn and apply literacy and organizational skills across the academic program.
Greenwood boys develop strengths and awaken hidden talents in well-developed art, drama, music, woodworking and athletics programs.
Diagnostic-prescriptive teaching that is multisensory, structured, and sequential ensures effective, individualized programs for all students.
Highly structured academic and residential programs enable Greenwood boys to internalize organizational skills and strategies in all areas of their lives.
For boys who demonstrate a need, Greenwood offers Speech and Language Therapy, Math Tutorials, Social Pragmatics, and Occupational Therapy.
Interscholastic sports and noncompetitive sports are open to any student who wishes to participate.
Greenwood’s 100-acre, forested campus on a Vermont hillside offers miles of trails for hiking, biking, and cross-country skiing; a 2-acre pond for canoeing, fishing, and ice skating; and a skate/bike park equipped with a halfpipe and dirt jumps.
The Greenwood applicant should possess “average” cognitive skills as measured on the WISC IV. When looking at borderline test scores it is encouraging to see variability in subtest scores that suggest areas of strength.
Some Greenwood applicants may exhibit avoidance behaviors due to frustration and low self esteem resulting from their learning challenges. Once in Greenwood’s safe and supportive community, however, our students feel they are finally understood, and they experience the academic success they deserve for their efforts. Greenwood does not accept students with primary social, emotional, or behavioral difficulties.
The Greenwood School is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and is approved by the state of Vermont and the New England Association of Independent Schools.
Profile last updated: 11/10/2009