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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hello,

I am a Newton School Mom and I have been over the moon about the results with the school. We are finishing up our 3rd and final year. I placed him there in 6th grade (wish I had done it a year earlier). My son was in a wonderful public school with a great teaching staff.  My older son sailed through this school but my younger son started presenting with social challenges in the 3rd grade. By the beginning of 5th grade he was totally miserable and I knew I needed to make a change.

When I started looking for schools I came across Newton.  His first year there was difficult in some ways and totally wonderful in other ways. He really loved that he could actually participate in class and not have to sit quietly all day. He also is an accelerated learner and they were really able to challenge him in all subject areas - which he loved (after having been bored in school for many years). He really embraced their style of classroom learning and discussion.  The more difficult part was his social growth.  In the beginning he had a difficult time embracing the social coaching that goes on at Newton.  As I look back on it now - I see that I now consider his first year as year of 'detoxification' from the very negative experiences he had in public school. All of the defense mechanisms I had helped him put into place in public school - just to help him survive the day - really weren't going to be beneficial to him in the long run.  And Newton recognized this and was wanting to help him grow in this year.  So that first year was a lot of simply 'undoing' old habits.

Make no mistake - growing socially is WORK for these kids - it doesn't come easily. There is no silver bullet.  But Newton has an excellent program to teach the kids these skills. By the second year he really started to blossom.  And now in his 3rd year I'm happy to say that he is ready to be mainstreamed again.  I can't even tell you the number of family and friends who have commented on his maturation and growth over these last 3 years. He even has applied to TJ - still waiting for the results.

Newton is a place where I have felt my son was totally safe - emotionally - and that has been a load off my mind.  He has told me that the thing he will miss the most next year is that he has felt like Newton has been a 'Family' to him. That just warmed my heart!

Please feel free to ask any questions - or call the school owner and have her let you talk to some parents - or meet them and their children.  Also, a visit day is good too - because every school is different and not every place is a good fit for every child.

Regards

I am glad that your child has thrived in this school. I have a 5 year old that I have some concerns about. Do schools like TJ discriminate against kids that come from special needs schools? (In sense that the kid will not be accepted admission?)

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