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The journey begins here.

学生 who enroll at Riverview are 温柔, 友好的, 种类, 天真的 with complex learning challenges. They thrive here as they experience various adolescent and young adult academic, 课外, 社会 pursuits.

Riverview students have life-changing experiences in an environment that is designed to embrace them completely. They make friends. They gain a deep feeling of connection to others. Self-esteem flourishes. 学生 become resilient and redefine themselves. They come into their own.

At 体育外围, we believe in each child’s potential. Riverview is a place where students belong, where they develop the tools and skills necessary to become all they can be.

Riverview has a long standing commitment to neurodiversity and continues to enroll students who are neurodivergent. Our curriculum supports a variety of children and young adults who learn differently.

Is Riverview the right fit?

Finding the Right Fit

体育外围 places a great deal of importance on the appropriateness of a candidate’s total application, the number of openings in each grade and dorm, in ensuring a good fit between the applicant and students who are currently enrolled.

Riverview has a long standing commitment to neurodiversity and continues to enroll students who are neurodivergent. Our curriculum supports a variety of children and young adults who learn differently.

If your child meets the following criteria, they may be a candidate for Riverview:

  • Is described as 温柔, 友好的, 种类, 天真的

  • Diagnosed langu年龄, learning and cognitive disabilities

  • Desires to make friends and is interested in forming relationships with others

  • Seeks 社会 and extracurriculuar opportunities such as playing on sports teams, 参加舞蹈, participating in drama, 音乐, art and student government

  • Responds well to a structured, supportive, predictable environment

  • Capable of greater success in the academic environment

  • Has mastered basic daily living skills and personal hygiene and self-care

  • Mild medical issues that complicate—but not compromise—daily activities

  • IQ and Achievement scores between 65–90 or functional abilities within that range (many times there is great variability)

请注意: 学生 demonstrating a history of emotional, 行为, psychiatric disorders, or requiring a therapeutic environment, are not able to be considered.

If you feel Riverview may be appropriate for your child, please fill out the 调查形式 or 呼叫 us with any questions you may have.

我们的承诺

体育外围, an independent coeducational boarding/day school, provides a caring community for adolescents and young adults with complex langu年龄, learning and cognitive disabilities. The School is committed to developing student competence and confidence in academic, 社会 and independent living skills.

体育外围 values each student as an individual and acknowledges the importance of students having a voice in the development of their goals, 程序, 和指令. Families likewise play a crucial role, particularly in supporting students who need assistance in expressing their needs, 欲望, 和偏好. Consistent with Riverview’s mission and whole person 哲学, the School is committed to offering interventions and identifying strengths that empower students to increase their skills in the core competencies of education, 社会 /emotional, independent living, 健康, vocational readiness. The overall goal is for the Riverview’s graduates to possess the skills that will offer the highest degree of access to a fulfilling life. Riverview strives to individualize 程序ming, to be sensitive to student and family wishes when possible, to offer reasonable accommodations that coincide with its overall approach, 哲学, 和程序. Riverview also recognizes its role in promoting acceptance and building awareness of the valuable contributions people with unique needs can make to the greater community.

The Whole Student Philosophy of 体育外围

体育外围 believes that students with learning differences are capable of remarkable growth. The School’s integrated approach to academic instruction, 社会 emotional development, independent living skills, vocational readiness and 健康 provide the foundational components that promote whole student growth. Riverview exists to empower students to maximize their potential and prepare them for lives of purpose, happiness and independence.

我们相信……

…in the Importance of Community

  • Each student deserves to be respected, valued and celebrated for who they are.

  • Parents are integral members of the Riverview team. Open communication and strong partnerships between parents and the School are critical to student success.

  • Riverview’s greatest asset is its dedicated and passionate staff who share a commitment to the School’s belief.

…in the Influence of Culture

  • 学生 thrive in a culture where they feel safe and are inspired to try new things, develop strengths, discover passions and awaken talents.

  • 学生 experience the satisfaction of reaching high expectations when goals are individualized and continually reassessed.

  • Diversity enriches the Riverview community and prepares students as citizens of an increasingly diverse world.

…in the Impact of Integration

  • Healthy relationships are a foundational component of success and happiness; therefore, 社会 skills teaching is embedded in all aspects of 程序ming.

  • Current research-based methods best prepare our students to be productive citizens in a complex and changing world.

  • The synthesis of academic instruction and residential 程序ming reinforces skills and enhances learning. Linking instruction, enrichment 程序ming, community-based experiences provide authentic opportunities for students to practice and apply skills.

体育外围's Commitment to Diversity, Equality, Inclusiveness and Accessibility (DEIA):

体育外围 is a community that values and celebrates diversity as essential to the experience of our students, staff and community. We embrace and respect differences, including but not limited to: race, socioeconomic status, 性别, sexual orientation, 宗教, 年龄, cultural herit年龄, educational background, of course learning styles. As a community that aspires to reflect and prepare our students for the increasingly diverse world, Riverview supports and nurtures the whole child and their full identity.

Over 60 years of success

我们的故事

体育外围 was 成立于1957年 先生. 威廉Janse, a visionary educator who believed that students with learning challenges could realize their potential. He and his partner, Mr. 伯吉斯巴特勒, opened a summer camp on a 5-acre tract that was later expanded into the present 23-acre campus. The camp was so successful that it evolved into a school established under its original name, Hopefields School.

During the late 1960s, Riverview established a long-term relationship with the Learning Clinic at 麻萨诸塞州 General Hospital in Boston. Groundbreaking work in tailored academic 程序ming and 社会 skill building for individuals with disabilities was developed on Riverview’s campus.

Over the ensuing decades, 程序s to facilitate independent living skills for our students have included the initiation of a transition 程序 (for students 年龄s 17–21), Getting Ready for the Outside World (GROW). The 程序 formed an alliance with Cape Cod Community College to offer a college experience to students. 我们的音乐, 艺术, 跳舞, drama 程序ming has also been greatly expanded to demonstrate our commitment to developing the whole student.

今天, we serve students 年龄s 11 to 21 with langu年龄, learning and intellectual disabilities from across the country and across the globe as well as the Cape Cod community.

导游

Explore our gorgeous campus below by taking a 360° 虚拟之旅 and using our 校园地图 OR join our 招生 Associate, 劳伦·斯宾塞, for a personally 导游 of 体育外围.

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