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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We toured Harbor last school year and it looked like an absolutely wonderful place. We checked in with a lot of parents and they all gave rave reviews about the individual attention the kids get.

It's true that Harbor doesn't have any special curriculum or services for kids with ADHD, ASD, LDs etc. like at places like Lab, Auburn or Commonwealth.

However, they have teachers who take the time to learn about children's individual needs and implement plans that parents provide.

[b]Many of the parents who send their SN kids to Harbor have private therapists anyway and from what we've heard the school has been very accommodating in putting any supports they recommend into the school day.

That's the biggest advantage over public school. In public school you have to fight to get them to do little things like let your kid fidget during circle time. They act like it's a lot of trouble for them. At Harbor they work with you to figure out a way to make this happen so that the child thrives. In the end it means happier kids who love to go to school. 
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They don't have a lot of kids who are SN but the ones that they do have are usually able to go to mainstream privates or public school classrooms after they graduate which says a lot to me.

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You can't generalize like that.  For K at our public charter, my DS with SNs was in an inclusive mainstream classroom with 3 teachers, 1 head, 1 assistant and 1 bilingual Sp Ed, with 17 kids.  Got all his accommodations, including fidgets, preferential seating, etc, and OT, PT, Speech therapy and social skills classes all for free with an IEP.  Sincerely doubt any mainstream private school can/will provide anything near that.[/quote]

Immediate PP.   Consider yourselves very fortunate.   Your experience is far from the norm.[/quote]

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