Manville School

Quick Facts
Therapeutic day school for students from kindergarten through 10th grade who experience emotional, neurological, or learning difficulties that have impacted their ability to succeed in previous school settings. The school is associated with Harvard Medical School.
Location
Roxbury Crossing, MA
Grades
Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Kindergarten
Type
Special Education School, Private School
Total Students	Tuition per Year
95	No Tuition (Public)
Religious Affiliation	Coeducation
No	Coed
Student-Teacher Ratio	Hours per Schoolday
4.66	5.75
Days per School Year	School Website
180
Address
53 Parker Hill Avenue Roxbury Crossing, MA 02120
Phone
61-723-28390
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The Manville School is a therapeutic day school located in Boston. It serves students from kindergarten through 10th grade who experience emotional, neurological, or learning difficulties that have impacted their ability to succeed in previous school settings. The school is associated with Judge Baker Children’s Center and Harvard Medical School.

Overview
The Manville School provides students and parents with evidence-based services and support to promote healthy development and educational success for students who experience emotional, neurological, or learning difficulties. The school provides a special educational setting with structured classrooms staffed by special education teachers, assistant teachers, and milieu counselors. Fully integrated clinical services with individual, group, and family therapy are also available.

Academics
The school has a research-based, innovative curriculum with highly individualized instruction aligned with Massachusetts Common Core State Standards. It consists of the following major elements:

• English Language Arts integrates the study of phonetic instruction, oral language, literature, writing, and research.

• Mathematics: Focuses on conceptual, computational, and problem-solving.

• History and Social Sciences: Integrates concepts, events, ideas, and people in history, geography, civics, government, and economics.

• Science and Technology offers a structured multi-sensory approach to include Earth and Space Science, Engineering and Technology, Life Science, and Physical Science.

• Speech and Language: Speech and language pathologists are able to assist students with language-related deficits.

• Occupational Therapy: Occupational therapists work with students to develop the skills and tools they need to learn to manage their daily lives.

• Extra Support: There are many academic support services for students, including reading and math specialists who can give extra support to students.

• Computer Technology: Computer literacy skills are an important element of the school’s curriculum.

• Health Education: Students receive age-appropriate education about nutrition, sleep, exercise, hygiene, self-esteem, peer relationships, smoking, drug and alcohol education, and the systems of the human body.

• Physical Education: There are many opportunities for physical education to promote physical, social, and emotional growth among peers in a safe, supportive learning environment.

Admission
Manville School admits children aged 5–15 who have emotional, behavioral, neurological, or learning disabilities. Prospective students must be approved by their local school district for a private day school placement. All Manville students are funded through their local school systems.

Clinical and Family Services
The school provides a whole range of services to its students and parents, including therapy, nursing support, and mentoring.

Therapy services are available as individual and group therapy, as well as family therapy, through the school’s staff of psychologists, social workers, and graduate student clinicians.

Psychiatric and nursing services are provided by highly trained medical staff specializing in child and adolescent mental health care.

A unique mentoring program is available, similar to the big brother/big sister volunteer program, pairing Harvard Medical and Harvard School of Education students with students at the Manville School.