Little Keswick Education Corporation

“A copy of the form 990 is made available to all board members prior to filing”

“The conflict of interest statement is signed annually by board of trustee members and key employees, and potential conflicts are disclosed annually.”

“Compensation is reviewed and approved by the board of trustees and approved by the headmaster annually and comparable salary information is reviewed in setting compensation at an appropriate level.”

“Compensation is reviewed and approved by the board of trustees and approved by the headmaster annually and comparable salary information is reviewed in setting compensation at an appropriate level.”

“The organization makes copies of its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public on request. Requests should be sent to the organization's business address either in written form or via email to the head of school.”

“Little keswick school's philosophy of education encompasses both academic and social/emotional growth for each individual student the school recognizes that each child has his own individual capabilities and structures a child's environment so that he may achieve his potential growth through the development of a positive self-concept the school emphasizes self-respect and respect for others a positive attitude toward learning is encouraged and social skills training is emphasized the school encourages family involvement so that a student will carry over positive behaviors to his home and community the school is committed to structure, nurturance, and encouraging the development of responsible, honorable behavior.”

“Clinical-------- the clinical team consists of two phd psychologists, a licensed clinical social worker, and a consul ting child and adolescent psychiatrist the program implements a relationship-based model and specific interventions based upon a comprehensive understanding of the underlying psychological processes for each student therapists provide individual, family and group therapy throughout the year change occurs through immersion in a highly structured and predictable environment catered to individual and group needs lks uses a broad clinical/developmental model that addresses all areas of individual relational and social functioning using carefully engineered task demands and contextual support ensures success that follows the objectives defined through the social emotional curriculum specialized program components include speech and language therapy (social communication), occupational therapy, art therapy, and animal assisted therapy. Residential---------- little keswick school has four dormitories with single and double room occupancy and an independent living program student life outside of the classroom consists of small groups that allow for social and life-skills learning and practice residential counselors and a ides use a variety of activities to support students in their skill development in the four areas of the social/emotional curriculum executive functioning (thinking and processing), interpersonal collaboration, competence in daily tasks and interactions, and social and relationship skills a variety of activities and clubs are offered such as boy scouts, hiking, canoeing, fishing, cooking, mountain biking, rock climbing, gardening, and stem projects weekend off campus activities include trips to sporting events, area historical, cultural, and natural attractions students learn the importance of being a part of a greater community in providing service through the adopt-a-highway program, habitat for humanity, the spca, areas food banks, toys for tots, and the audubon sanctuary program. Academic -------- little keswick school sets a high standard of academics while maintaining a balance with therapy and social development for each student a multl- disciplinary approach is used to treat the whole child, emphasizing cognitive, social, emotional, artistic, and athletic attributes to develop each child's unique sense of self in addition to achievement as measured by standard assessments, students learn to be life-long learners course offerings classes are in english (language arts/reading), mathematics, science, social studies, individualized enrichment/remediation, and physical education self-contained classrooms with no more than eight students allow students with attention and behavior problems to experience greater success extracurricular classes include arts and crafts, woodshop, and horseback riding classes are taught by licensed virginia teachers who have endorsements in the areas of emotional disturbance, learning disabilities, and/or curriculum content areas an academic aide in each classroom provides even lower student to staff ratios and allows for a wider variety of differentiation and individualized attention high school credits may be achieved by completing the prescribed curriculum and time limits set by the state (standards of accreditation) virginia association of independent specialized facilities (vaisef) is the school's accrediting body classes are designed to meet the time requirement and the virginia standards of learning curriculum the virginia department of education's requirements are upheld and the school works with students' home school districts when transitioning. School speech-language pathology (social-cognitive communication) -----------the speech-language pathology program at little keswick school provides students with services in the areas of speech production/articulation, language, literacy, social- cognitive communication, cognition, voice, feeding, fluency, and auditory”